Grotesk

American  

[groh-tesk] / groʊˈtɛsk /

noun

1. Gothic.

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Etymology

Origin of Grotesk

Variant of grotesque

Example Sentences

“Party Sanna strikes again! Prime Minister Marin had beers, snapped her fingers at the bartender and danced wildly in Helsinki nightlife,” the magazine Seiska headlined last December after Ms. Marin was spotted at a bar called Grotesk and, later, at a nightclub called Butchers.

From New York Times

The update branches Dropbox out as if it’s the cool kids of file sharing, with a new, squashed-up typeface called Sharp Grotesk to go along with it.

From The Verge

Spearheaded by artist Kimou “Grotesk” Meyer in association with Victory Journal, Juxtapoz Magazine, and other visual artists the T Sq.

From Salon

“This is Trio Grotesk from the early 20th century. It has a mechanical look and feel.”

From Washington Post

Schwartz went back to the original forms of Neue Haas Grotesk, before it evolved through various compromises and mutated into Helvetica.

From BusinessWeek