Goth
- noun
- /ɡɔθ/
- Offensive
- That's not Goth.
Examples
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If someone 'used to be male,' then surely that's just a public and historic fact anyone could have observed at the time, like if you used to work for Lehman Bros or were a Goth, rather than anything private.
Blog text (19) -
Yeah, it is kind of peculiar to try to make some sort of stand on that goofy goth pic; we've all dressed like idiots, often for the explicit point of looking like an idiot.
Blog text (2) -
Now that is definitely not Goth.
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Would you want a reflective goth?
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Where's the obnoxious little goth girl who tormented me all those years ago?
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That's not very Goth.
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It looked like something a Goth might have used to close his rough woolen cloak.
Fiction book (2000) -
And then... they called me foul adulteress, lascivious Goth, and all the bitterest terms that ever ear did hear to such effect.
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She described the unruly man in the corner as a typical goth, lacking any refinement or manners.
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His behavior at the formal dinner made him seem like a goth, completely unaware of the social norms.
Synonyms
A rude person who is seen as having bad manners and used as an insult
A person who behaves rudely or without manners
A rude person who shows little respect for others
A person who is rude and selfish to other people
A rude person who has poor manners
A rude person with bad manners
How Cultured
- Offensive
- Offensive
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Later, people used Goth as a rude name for a rough or 'uncultured' person because Romans and others called those invaders 'barbarians'. That's why in older books a Goth can mean someone with no culture.