Goth

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒθ

Origin

From Goth (person of a Germanic culture), influenced by Gothic in the sense of a black horror novel.

Full definition of goth

Noun

1. (uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black.
• I think that goth could flower in nerdcore's embrace.I converted Edward Gorey's lettering into a typeface,befriended vampires on LJ and MySpace,even put that spooky echo filter on the bass...
2. Philip had been into goth for many years.
3. (uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
4. (countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.We saw a solitary goth hanging out on the steps of the train station.

Adjective

1. Relating to this music or these people.With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates.

Derived terms

• cybergoth
• gothness
• goth up
• mallgoth