A fork of Rural Dictionary
Deeply influenced by the 1960's music, style and attitudes.
Often attends Scooter Rallies but can be easily distinguished from 'Scooterboys' as they know how to use water to wash themselves.
"Look at that dirty, scruffy bloke over there, playing around with his matt black scooter, Daddy. Is he a Mod?"
"Son.....you have a f*ck of a lot to learn!"
Youth characterized by sharp fashion, influenced by 1960's music and culture, and a possible love of Vespa/Lambretta/Piaggio scooters showing alienation from mainstream pop culture. This style originated in Britian.
The word "Mod" can also be loosely tied to a "modernist", who does not fill the above characteristics, but is "hip" into today's appealing fashions/trends/etc...
1. "Nice scooter."
"Yeah. Some Mod dude helped me restore it."
"Wanna come to my house tonight and watch 'Quadrophenia'"?
"Sure."
2. "Adam is all into modern rock! That f---in' mod..."
Short for moderator. For example, the moderator in an internet chat room.
A 60's cult followed by those in their late teens who wanted to be different to the traditional 'POP' culture.
Bands included 'Small Faces', 'The Who' etc. Usually rode Lambrette scooters and met at rallys. MODS were included in the riots at Brighton during the MOD time period.
For a full explanation, watch the movie 'Quadrophenia'.
Quote 'Quadrophenia',
''We are the MODS, we are the MODS, we are, we are, we are the MODS.''