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/ɡɒθ/ · noun
(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?
I think that goth could flower in nerdcore's embrace. I converted Edward Gorey's lettering into a typeface, befriended vampires on LJ and MySpace, even put that spooky echo filter on the bass[…]
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.
Goth bashing became horribly fashionable in the noughties. In August 2007, another peaceful goth couple were attacked in a skate park because of the way they looked.
At Madras we arriv’d in the height of confuſion, / A ſcene all occaſion’d by Hyder’s intruſion; / A goth-like invader! who doth us all keep / Penn’d up in a fort, like a ſcar’d flock of ſheep; […]
By much, they are a horde of all nations, a goth-like banditti, savage and wild, whose numbers bid defiance to all around; […]
In 1843, in the course of agricultural improvements, Mr. Byrse committed a very goth-like deed, to wit, blasting with gunpowder two excellent specimens of clachchriothir, or rocking-stones—and building the remains into dikes!
Use goth. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Goth. means (uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes..
Common synonyms include emo, grebo, greeber, mosher.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Philip has been into goth for many years, haven't you dear?
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