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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

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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Goth1

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

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