From 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 gothic architecture, from Late Latin gothicus, from Ancient Greek Γοτθικός, from Ancient Greek Γότθοι + -ικός ("-ic"), proposed to derive from unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰.

• (British) IPA: /ɡɒθ/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ɡɑθ/

goth (plural goths)

1. (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?

2. (uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
3. (countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.
   • 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4:

     And how come you never see goths driving cars?
     We drive cars... We're just like you really, except that we listen to Cradle of Filth.

   We saw a solitary goth hanging out on a ledge by the train station.
4. Rare form of Goth

• French: gothique
• Russian: гот
• Spanish: gótico

• French: gothique
• Russian: готическая музыка
• Spanish: gótico

• German: Grufti, Schwarzer, Goth
• Portuguese: gótico, gótica
• Russian: гот
• Spanish: gótico

goth (comparative gother, superlative gothest)

1. Relating to goth music or people.

   With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates.

   • 2014, Michelle Madow, The Secret Diamond Sisters, page 39:

     One of them looked like a total freak who had come straight off a Cirque du Soleil stage, with blue streaks in her hair, goth bracelets up her arm and so much black eyeliner that she could be on the set of Cleopatra.

• French: gothique

From Middle English Gothes, Gotes (both plural).

• (RP) IPA: /ɡɒθ/
• (America) IPA: /ɡɑθ/

goth

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) Uncivilized person, barbarian, vandal.
3. Alternative form of goth.

• Geat
• goth
• Gotlander

• Gutan
• Gutnish
• Guton
• Ostrogoth
• Visigoth

• French: Goth, Gothe
• German: Gote, Gotin
• Italian: goto
• Portuguese: godo, gótico
• Russian: гот
• Spanish: godo

goth

1. Alternative form of goth
   • 2003, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, James P. Baen, Mad Maudlin:

     Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.

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