Mod is a dandified youth subculture that developed and was strongest in the 1960's, but has experienced many reincarnations since then and is still very much in existance.
As with many subcultures, the defining characteristics are clothing and music, both of which become an obsession for Mods. The clothing has a vintage, well-taylored, and peacockish look, favoring bright patterns, plenty of color, brands like Ben Sherman and Fred Perry, and slim-cut, three button suits (preferrably Italian) in the style of the sixties. The favored music of Mods is varied rather widely but, for the most part, shares the characteristic of being danceable. Favored genres include old school Ska, Soul, and R&B as well as New Wave, Britpop, and some things that, today, are heaped into the rather loose label of "Alternative Rock".
Another defining characteristic of Mods is their chosen mode of transportation, the Italian moterscooter (most notably Vespa and Lambretta). Not everyone who rides a scooter is Mod, however. These scooters tend to be in a retro style and sometimes heavily customized.
Unlike the case with some other social subgroups, there exists no Mod ideology or philosophy(outside of a general avoidance of violence because of unwillingness to damage their clothes and the idea that, as The Who put it in one of their earliest songs "you gotta be cool"). However, this does not mean that Mods do not have any depth; only that there is no specific mindset associated with the group.
As with many subcultures, the defining characteristics are clothing and music, both of which become an obsession for Mods. The clothing has a vintage, well-taylored, and peacockish look, favoring bright patterns, plenty of color, brands like Ben Sherman and Fred Perry, and slim-cut, three button suits (preferrably Italian) in the style of the sixties. The favored music of Mods is varied rather widely but, for the most part, shares the characteristic of being danceable. Favored genres include old school Ska, Soul, and R&B as well as New Wave, Britpop, and some things that, today, are heaped into the rather loose label of "Alternative Rock".
Another defining characteristic of Mods is their chosen mode of transportation, the Italian moterscooter (most notably Vespa and Lambretta). Not everyone who rides a scooter is Mod, however. These scooters tend to be in a retro style and sometimes heavily customized.
Unlike the case with some other social subgroups, there exists no Mod ideology or philosophy(outside of a general avoidance of violence because of unwillingness to damage their clothes and the idea that, as The Who put it in one of their earliest songs "you gotta be cool"). However, this does not mean that Mods do not have any depth; only that there is no specific mindset associated with the group.
by Nico the Stick-o October 6, 2005
by hunterhuntingsociety May 8, 2009
In computers:
1. Modification. Ranges from add-ons (Example: UT2K4 VCTF) to Total Conversions (Example: Classic Doom for Doom 3, Red Orchestra, Counter-Strike)
2. Moderators. The ones who lay down and enforce rules in forums/message boards.
1. Modification. Ranges from add-ons (Example: UT2K4 VCTF) to Total Conversions (Example: Classic Doom for Doom 3, Red Orchestra, Counter-Strike)
2. Moderators. The ones who lay down and enforce rules in forums/message boards.
1. Hey, did you see the Silent Hill mod for HL2? It looks good.
2. Someone report this Goddamn troll to a mod.
2. Someone report this Goddamn troll to a mod.
by OLOL June 10, 2007
The act of changing a game to make it another, or add features previously unavailable, old, or previously nonexistant. It is commonly done in PC games.
Despite popular belief, modding IS NOT simply changing attacks of characters such as in RTS games or making them available to create, also in RTS games.
REAL modding is changing models and/or making new models.
Despite popular belief, modding IS NOT simply changing attacks of characters such as in RTS games or making them available to create, also in RTS games.
REAL modding is changing models and/or making new models.
I was modding Battle For Middle Earth 2 by changing Sauron's attack when some one told me real modding was making new models to add into the game.
by OMGGBHER March 29, 2006
by swimst4r August 10, 2006
an acronym for a movement started by Kota Minyota meaning Ministry or Demise, Ministry meaning Da Ambitious Ministry or D-A-M, his record label.
by X-quisite November 23, 2011
1. Usually reffered to cars. Getting your car fitted by various items under these catagories:-
Engine
ICE
Wheels
Body
2. An improvement.
3. To anger the police
4. pussy magnet
Engine
ICE
Wheels
Body
2. An improvement.
3. To anger the police
4. pussy magnet
That car dont come out till next year, where the fuck did you get it. Thats £80,000 gone, where the hell did you spend it?!?!
by omaR April 18, 2003