Goth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. Often goth .
    • of or relating to a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by morbid themes and melodies:Goth rock is one of my favorite types of music.
    • of or relating to a subculture favoring goth music and a dark and morbid aesthetic: Her dark clothes and piercings suggested she was a goth girl.
  2. of or relating to a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
noun
  1. Often goth .
    • a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by morbid themes and melodies: Goth has taken many forms over its years as a genre.
    • a person who is part of a subculture favoring a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and a dark and morbid aesthetic:The club was full of goths dressed in black shirts and pants.
  2. one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
  3. a person of no refinement; barbarian.
abbreviation Linguistics.
  1. Gothic (def. 12).
noun
  1. a member of an East Germanic people from Scandinavia who settled south of the Baltic early in the first millennium ad . They moved on to the Ukrainian steppes and raided and later invaded many parts of the Roman Empire from the 3rd to the 5th century
  2. a rude or barbaric person
  3. an aficionado of Goth music and fashion
adjective
  1. Also: Gothic (sometimes not capital)
    • (of music) in a style of guitar-based rock with some similarities to heavy metal and punk and usually characterized by depressing or mournful lyrics
    • (of fashion) characterized by black clothes and heavy make-up, often creating a ghostly appearance
Goth (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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