A playful superlative coined within mod subculture — meaning the most quintessentially mod, the peak expression of mod style and attitude.
A playful superlative coined within mod subculture — meaning the most quintessentially mod, the peak expression of mod style and attitude. The mod subculture, which emerged in Britain in the early 1960s around sharp tailoring, scooters, soul music, and a particular brand of studied cool, has a long history of self-referential language. Moddest would be used by scene insiders to crown the person or look that best embodies everything the movement stands for — the perfect parka, the sharpest haircut, the deepest record collection.
Everyone agreed that Jamie's look at the all-nighter was the moddest thing anyone had seen at a club since 1979.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Characteristic of a mockney.
Modest, quiet, reserved or serious.
A member of a subculture characterised by their clothing (notably puffer jackets and sportswear) as street fashion and the music they listen to, notably drill music.
Exhibiting a fashion or visual aesthetic associated with the subculture; a presentation deliberately or unintentionally incorporating dark clothing, asymmetrical haircuts covering one eye, studded accessories, and often borrowing elements from gothic fashion, Burtonesque macabre, or brightly colored scene or geek aesthetics.
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Most characteristic of the mod subculture.
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