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minimod

minimod noun: a moderator having only limited permissions.

Noun

minimod (plural minimods)

  1. (Internet, rare) A moderator having only limited permissions.
    • In becoming TSR moderators (of varying hierarchical status such as supermoderators, global moderators and minimods, further also forum assistants), users are supposed to set a good example for appropriate online behavior as a by-product of their ongoing conversations.2013, Jenny Arendholz, (In)Appropriate Online Behavior: A pragmatic analysis of message board relations, page 46
  2. (Internet, derogatory) A back-seat moderator.
    • I think the difference between a minimod and a helpful community member is all in the tone each one uses, as well as what SSM said above with staff being online or not.2020 July 31, Quinny, ManaCube

Verb

minimod (third-person singular simple present minimods, present participle minimodding, simple past and past participle minimodded)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) To act as a minimod (“back-seat moderator”).
    • Gonna be using this thread as a reference for people from now on I reckon some quality takes on Minimodding and what is defined as "acceptable" by the community.2020 January 8, Sonic_Raptor, ManaCube

Forms of minimod

Noun
pluralminimods
alternative formmini mod
Verb
third-person singular presentminimods
present participleminimodding
past participleminimodded
pastminimodded

Origin of minimod

From mini- + mod.

Questions about minimod

What does minimod mean?
Minimod means a moderator having only limited permissions.
What part of speech is minimod?
Minimod can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of minimod?
The plural of minimod is minimods.

Words near minimod in the dictionary

  1. minimized
  2. minimizer
  3. minimizers
  4. minimizes
  5. minimizing
  6. minimod
  7. minimodded
  8. minimodding
  9. minimods
  10. minimodule
  11. minimodules

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