new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates

[Gwyn Alcock]

"Moded" may be (related to) "moted", which we used ca. mid-1980s, meaning
having done something futile, embarrassing, or generally stupid. I have no
idea where it came from.

The pronunciation of the t was blunted until it sounded like a d. (We used
to argue about the spelling, but general agreement was that it was spelled
with a t.)

Real-life example, spring 1986:
Woman (a neighbor of mine in the dorms) yelling to the unknown thief who'd
broken into her car and stolen the stereo:
"Ha, ha, moted! Stole a car stereo that doesn't work!"

Gwyn Alcock

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Subject: new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates

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Some current slang terms with which I was unfamiliar:

_(to be/get) moded_ 'mocked, made an ass of'

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Larry