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mallgoth culture

mallgoth culture

9.9
A style and group of teenagers who wore gothic clothes and met at malls
  • noun
  • /mɔlɡɔθ ˈkʌltʃər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cultura mallgoth
  • Many teenagers found a sense of belonging through mallgoth culture in the 1990s.

Examples

  • The influence of mallgoth culture can still be seen in some fashion trends today.

  • Many teens embraced mallgoth culture during their high school years.

  • She decorated her room to reflect her love for mallgoth culture.

  • The mallgoth culture thrived in the late 1990s.

  • Many teenagers found a sense of belonging through mallgoth culture in the 1990s.

  • The influence of mallgoth culture can still be seen in some fashion trends today.

  • Many teens embraced mallgoth culture during their high school years.

Synonyms

subculture
vsmallgoth culture
28 5.4

A group inside a larger society with different values or interests

is a narrower group defined by gothic fashion and mall centered social life
youth subculture
vsmallgoth culture
4.9

A group of young people who share a style, music, or behaviour different from the wider culture

is a youth style centered on gothic looks and mall social activities

Surface Forms

mallgoth culture singular
mallgoth cultures plural

Morphology

mallgoth + culture

The phrase is directly compositional: 'mallgoth' can be parsed as 'mall' + 'goth' (goths associated with shopping malls) and 'culture' denotes the shared practices of that group. The meaning 'the culture of mall goths' follows a common 'X culture' pattern that a learner who knows the constituents can readily infer.

Etymology

Mallgoth culture comes from joining mall and goth. One popular image is teens in dark, 'goth' clothes who met, shopped, and socialised at the local mall, so the term means a goth-inspired style and social life centred on shopping malls.