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