Goth

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[ goth ]

adjective
  1. 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.

  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 .

    • 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.

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

  1. a person of no refinement; barbarian.

Origin of Goth

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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”)

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British Dictionary definitions for Goth

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

  1. (sometimes not capital) an aficionado of Goth music and fashion

adjective
  1. Also: Gothic (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

Origin of Goth

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

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