goth
A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with…A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
Philip has been into goth for many years, haven't you dear?
готgot, готкаgotka
(uncountable)A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
готи́ческая му́зыкаgotíčeskaja múzyka
(countable)A person who is part of the goth subculture.
We saw a solitary goth hanging out on a ledge by the train station.
Grufti, Schwarzer, Goth
готgot
(UK, countable, slang)A member of an alternative subculture based around rock music.
- 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
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From gothic rock, first used by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used bFrom gothic rock, first used by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used by the late 1970s to describe the musical scene that gave rise to the goth subculture, both from a supposed aesthetic similarity to dark and moody 19th century gothic fiction and earlier gothic art and architecture, from Late Latin gothicus (“Gothic, barbaric”), from Ancient Greek Γοτθικός (Gotthikós), from Ancient Greek Γότθοι (Gótthoi, “Goths”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), proposed to derive from unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).
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Forms
plural: gothsSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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