Goth
(noun)
- A person who is interested in the gothic subculture, typically characterized by an interest in dark and often macabre music and fashion, and a fascination with death and the supernatural.
- A person who is part of a subculture that is interested in dark and macabre things, often characterized by dark clothing and makeup.
Origin:
1980s: shortening of gothic (in the sense "relating to the goths"); later associated with the gothic rock subculture of the 1980s and its associated fashions.
Examples:
- He was a goth, always dressed in black and listening to dark music.
- The goth subculture is often associated with the gothic rock music of the 1980s.
- The goth culture is characterized by dark music and fashion.
- She was a goth, she loved dark and macabre things.
- The goths are often misperceived as gloomy and depressed people.