goth

/ɡɑθ/
adjective
  1. Relating to the goth subculture, especially its fashion or music.
    • The band has a goth look with dark eyeliner and leather jackets.
    • His room was decorated with goth posters and black candles.
    • She wore a goth outfit to the concert.
noun
  1. A member of a subculture that likes dark, dramatic fashion (often black clothes, pale makeup) and music with a gloomy or romantic style.
    • She dressed as a goth with black lipstick and a spiked choker.
    • My cousin became a goth in high school and still loves the style.
    • The club was full of goths dancing to dark wave music.
  2. A style of popular music that developed from punk rock, with dark, atmospheric sounds and often sad or romantic lyrics.
    • The festival featured both punk and goth on different stages.
    • He listens to a lot of goth from the 1980s.
    • Bauhaus is one of the most famous bands in goth.
  3. A member of an ancient Germanic people who invaded the Roman Empire.
    • The Visigoths were a branch of the Goths.
    • The Goths sacked Rome in 410 AD.
    • Historians study the migrations of the Goths across Europe.
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