mod man
mod man noun: a person who experiments with and modifies the internals of machinery, electronics, or software that has been mass-produced; a creative mechanic or technician.
Noun (1)
mod man (plural mod men)
- A person who experiments with and modifies the internals of machinery, electronics, or software that has been mass-produced; a creative mechanic or technician.
- I'm a huge mod man here from McMaster University and looking for other mods in the Toronto area1994 December 15, C. Gracie, “MODS IN TORONTO WHERE ARE YOU? ALSO BLUR ARE AMAZING!”, in alt.music.canada (Usenet)
- Dr Dirt is indeed Eric Gorr long time porter and engine mod man. He has made some of the top pro riders in the sport their engines1996 July 15, Michael Patrick, “Re: Dr.Dirt?”, in rec.motorcycles.dirt (Usenet)
Noun (2)
mod man (plural mod men)
- A man who is modern in style.
- It may well be that the mod preoccupation with style and the emergence of the unisex look and the ‘effeminate’ mod man, gave girls a more legitimate place in the subculture than had previously been the case.1997, Ken Gelder, Sarah Thornton, editors, The Subcultures Reader, Routledge, →ISBN, page 115
- ezmarelda: do u have a cracker jack degree in psychology from pete ross U? are ua [you a] mod man?
Emilio: No degrees or pedigree.... I live in a modern world but seek another mode.1997 September, “ezmarelda” from worldnet.att.net, “Re: Learning to See”, alt.dreams.castaneda, Usenet
Examples of mod man in a sentence
- I suppose it might be possible to play co-op against these bots alongside another player, but i dont know as i'[m] not a mod man.1999 July 18, Nicholas Owen, “Re: Why?”, in alt.games.jedi-knight (Usenet):
- If you search this newsgroup, you will find mods mentioned (by the great mod man RickW) that correct this condition.2002 April 30, Russ “radiok3pi”, “Re: Radio Shack USA has Grundig YB-400”, in rec.radio.shortwave (Usenet):
Forms of mod man
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Origin of mod man
Short for modification man.
Short for modern man.
Questions about mod man
- What does mod man mean?
- Mod man means a person who experiments with and modifies the internals of machinery, electronics, or software that has been mass-produced; a creative mechanic or technician.
- How do you use mod man in a sentence?
- I suppose it might be possible to play co-op against these bots alongside another player, but i dont know as i'[m] not a mod man.
- What part of speech is mod man?
- Mod man is a noun.
- What is the plural of mod man?
- The plural of mod man is mod men.
Words near mod man in the dictionary
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