one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
a person of no refinement; barbarian.
goth,
a genre of rock music that first became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by morbid themes and melodies.
a person who is part of a subculture favoring this style of music and a dark and morbid aesthetic:goths dressed in black shirts and pants.
Origin of Goth
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before 900; Middle English Gothe<Late Latin Gothī (plural); replacing Old English Gotan (plural) (Gota, singular); cognate with Gothic Gut- (in Gut-thiuda Goth-people)
Words nearby Goth
Gotama, got a thing going, gotcha, gotcha lizard, Göteborg, Goth, Gotha, Gotham, Gothamite, go the distance, go the extra mile
A futuristic Goth musical, Repo is set in a time when the human race is afflicted by a plague of organ failures.
My Day With Paris|Tom Tapp|November 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Gainas, a Goth, was in command of the army, and had become all-powerful.
Constantinople painted by Warwick Goble|Alexander Van Millingen
Nay, I should even pray that I might put off this purple to-day, if a Goth were to put it on.
Procopius|Procopius
It was during his reign (in 410) that Rome was taken and sacked by Alaric the Goth.
School Reading by Grades|James Baldwin
Even the good and great Ruskin, on the topic of Greek art, spake often like a Goth.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1|Elizabeth Bisland
In the year 402, Alaric the Goth for the first time broke into the Western empire.
Women of Early Christianity|Alfred Brittain
British Dictionary definitions for Goth
Goth
/ (ɡɒθ) /
noun
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 centurySee also Ostrogoth, Visigoth
a rude or barbaric person
(sometimes not capital)an aficionado of Goth music and fashion
adjective
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
Word Origin for Goth
C14: from Late Latin (plural) Gothī from Greek Gothoi
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