adjective
goth
goth
adjective
1
Relating to goth music, fashion, or the goth subculture.
"She wore heavy black eyeliner and a goth outfit to the club."
How to Use Goth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes the dark-clothing, dark-music subculture that grew out of post-punk rock.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with the historical Goths, a Germanic people from late antiquity — the subculture just borrowed the name for its dark, romantic image.
Word Forms
gother comparative, Goths plural, gothest superlative
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Etymology
Short for "gothic", a term first applied to a dark, moody style of rock music in the late 1970s, itself borrowed from the term for the medieval Gothic period and its brooding fiction.