all mod cons

all mod cons
Noun. All the fixtures and fittings necessary and expected - an abb. of all modern conveniences. Informal

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • all mod cons — If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of modern convenience that was used in house adverts …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • All Mod Cons — Infobox Album Name = All Mod Cons Type = Album Artist = The Jam Released = November 3 1978 Recorded = July 4 1978 to August 17 1978 RAK (Upper London) and Eden Studios Genre = Punk rock, New Wave, Power pop, Mod Revival Length = 37:28 Label =… …   Wikipedia

  • all mod cons —    If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of modern convenience that was used in house adverts.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • mod cons — [ˌmɔd ˈkɔnz US ˌma:d ˈka:nz] n all mod cons BrE informal all the things that are fitted in modern houses to make life easy and comfortable ▪ a property with many interesting features and all mod cons …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mod cons — noun all mod cons BrE informal all the things that are fitted in modern houses to make life easy and comfortable: a property with many interesting features and all mod cons …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mod cons — UK [ˌmɒd ˈkɒnz] / US [mɑd ˈkɑnz] noun [plural] British informal the machines and pieces of equipment in your house that make life easy and comfortable all mod cons: a flat with all mod cons …   English dictionary

  • mod cons — N PLURAL Mod cons are the modern facilities in a house that make it easy and pleasant to live in. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The house is spacious with all mod cons, handy for the station and has a garden …   English dictionary

  • mod cons — Noun. Abb. of modern conveniences. Also all mod cons. E.g. The house was large and well kept, but it lacked mod cons such as a flushing toilet. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • mod. con. — mod. con., plural mod. cons. British. modern convenience: »We live in a small flat with all mod. cons. (Punch) …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Jam — Infobox musical artist | Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Name = The Jam Img capt = Bruce Foxton and Paul Weller on Top of the Pops circa 1977 Origin = Woking, Surrey, England Instrument = Genre = Mod revival, Punk rock, Power… …   Wikipedia

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