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 century
See also Ostrogoth, Visigoth
2.
a rude or barbaric person
3. (sometimes not capital)
an aficionado of Goth music and fashion
adjective
4. Also: Gothic(sometimes not capital)
a.
(of music) in a style of guitar-based rock with some similarities to heavy metal andpunk and usually characterized by depressing or mournful lyrics
b.
(of fashion) characterized by black clothes and heavy make-up, often creating a ghostly appearance
Word origin
C14: from Late Latin (plural) Gothī from Greek Gothoi
Goth in American English1
(gɑθ; gɔθ)
noun
1.
any member of a Germanic people that invaded and conquered most of the Roman Empire in the 3d, 4th, and 5th centuries a.d.
see also Ostrogoth, Visigoth
2.
an uncouth, uncivilized person; barbarian
Word origin
< LL Gothi, pl. (for OE Gotan) < Gr Gothoi, pl. < base of Goth *Gutans, pl., or Gut (thiuda), Gothic (people)
Goth in American English2
Gothic
Examples of 'Goth' in a sentence
Goth
If it wasn't for the facial features and the pentagram, she'd just look like a Goth.