Goth
A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman…A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.
» Tom's parents were goth in high school.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity.
Gote, Gotin
готgot
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An uncivilized person, a barbarian, a vandal.
- one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
Examples
16 sentencesTom's parents were goth in high school.
Yanni has begun to transition into the goth lifestyle.
Martino was a goth.
Cathy is a fake goth.
I'd go to the goth club more often, but my outfits are depressingly cheerful, not cheerfully depressing.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English Gothes, Gotes (both plural). In turn partly from Old English Gotan, siFrom Middle English Gothes, Gotes (both plural). In turn partly from Old English Gotan, singular Gota, and partly from Late Latin Gothi. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gutô, perhaps from *geutaną (“to pour”). Compare Old Norse Goti (“Gotlander, Goth”), and related also to Gutnish, Gotland.
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Forms
plural: GothsSynonyms
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