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Definition of "goth" []

  • A style of rock music, noted especially for somber or ethereal tones and lugubrious lyrics. (noun)
  • A performer or follower of this style of music. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "goth" in a sentence
  • "It must've been around this time (79?) that the term goth was coined."
  • "If there's an instinctive cringe when the term goth is invoked, that's because too many people have a narrow and reductive idea of what it represents."
  • "A kind of self-worship in goth regalia, cribbed from Rand, Nietzsche and with a sprinkling of Crowley."