Goth
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Goth /gɒθ/
▶noun
- 1 a member of a Germanic people that invaded the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries.
- 2 (goth) a style of rock music typically having apocalyptic or mystical lyrics.
■ a member of a subculture favouring black clothing and goth music.
– origin OE Gota, superseded in ME by the adoption of late L. Gothi, from Gk Gothoi, from Gothic Gutthiuda ‘the Gothic people’.
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