Goth

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[ goth ]

adjective

1. Often goth.
   1. 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.

   2. 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.

2. of or relating to a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.

noun

1. Often goth.
   1. 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.

   2. 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.

2. one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
3. a person of no refinement; barbarian.

Goth

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or Goth.

abbreviation for

, Linguistics.

1. Gothic ( def 12 ).

Goth

/ ɡɒθ /

noun

1. a member of an East Germanic people from Scandinavia who settled south of the Baltic early in the first millennium ad . They moved on to the Ukrainian steppes and raided and later invaded many parts of the Roman Empire from the 3rd to the 5th century See also Ostrogoth Visigoth
2. a rude or barbaric person
3. sometimes not capital an aficionado of Goth music and fashion

adjective

1. AlsoGothic sometimes not capital
   1. (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
   2. (of fashion) characterized by black clothes and heavy make-up, often creating a ghostly appearance

Word History and Origins

Origin of Goth¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English Gothe from Late Latin Gothī (plural); replacing Old English Gotan (plural) ( Gota, singular); cognate with Gothic Gut- (in Gut-thiuda “Goth-people”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Goth¹

C14: from Late Latin (plural) Gothī from Greek Gothoi

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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Mia Goth plays an adult film star in 1980s Hollywood in Ti West’s latest horror drama.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Seattle Times

Joan of Arc is an angsty Goth, and Confucius is sweet and a little dim, with a fondness for social media.

From Seattle Times