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Goth
1[ goth ]
adjective
- Often goth.
- of or relating to a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by morbid themes and melodies:
Goth rock is one of my favorite types of music.
- of or relating to a subculture favoring goth music and a dark and morbid aesthetic:
Her dark clothes and piercings suggested she was a goth girl.
- of or relating to a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
noun
- Often goth.
- a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by morbid themes and melodies:
Goth has taken many forms over its years as a genre.
- a person who is part of a subculture favoring a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and a dark and morbid aesthetic:
The club was full of goths dressed in black shirts and pants.
- one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- a person of no refinement; barbarian.
Goth
2abbreviation for
Goth
/ ɡɒθ /
noun
- a rude or barbaric person
- sometimes not capital an aficionado of Goth music and fashion
adjective
- AlsoGothic sometimes not capital
- (of music) in a style of guitar-based rock with some similarities to heavy metal and punk and usually characterized by depressing or mournful lyrics
- (of fashion) characterized by black clothes and heavy make-up, often creating a ghostly appearance
Word History and Origins
Origin of Goth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Goth1
Example Sentences
Thirty years since the seaside town hosted its first Goth Weekend, Whitby is still a "safe and accepting" place, say regular visitors to the festival.
Mia Goth arrived in a big way with horror director Ti West’s 2022 double shot of “X” and “Pearl,” scrappy productions made with a high degree of resourcefulness.
Mia Goth plays an adult film star in 1980s Hollywood in Ti West’s latest horror drama.
Goth’s aspiring actress has made her way to Hollywood where a killer is stalking Hollywood starlets around the time of the home video boom of the 1980s.
Joan of Arc is an angsty Goth, and Confucius is sweet and a little dim, with a fondness for social media.
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