Modie

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noun

A fan of the English electronic band Depeche Mode.

Scrabble 8

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nounModie (plural Modies)

plural Modies

  1. slangA fan of the English electronic band Depeche Mode.

    I'm glad to read a life sign from another Dutch Modie […]

    1999 November 23, Erik Hagebeek, “Re: Hi, we're Dutch, sorry for that!”, in alt.music.depeche-mode (Usenet)
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    Any true Modie (such as myself) will tell you that Martin Gore is the songwriter, singer on most of the slower tunes and the all-round token weird guy (he's the dude with the cauliflower haircut).

    1993 February 21, Gopalan Balaji, “Re: Depeche Mode Video”, in alt.music.alternative (Usenet)

    I was having a spirited discussion with a fellow Modie the other night and he said to me that he *HATED* "Songs of Faith and Devotion" because it wasn't "Violator".

    1999 August 26, Grrlmitzi [username], “SoFaD vs the rest”, in alt.music.depeche-mode (Usenet)

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APA

Modie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modie

MLA

“Modie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Modie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modie.

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