gothness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
gothness (uncountable)
- Traits associated with the goth subculture, such as philosophical melancholy.
- 2004, Matthijs van de Port, Authenticity:
- Thirdly, they claim ordinariness by rationalising their general status as human being, and by, at the same time, 'radiating' their gothness.
- 2005, Dan Vice, Little Book of Goths:
- Your gothness is then measured by your peers with a 'gothier-than-thou' approach, facing ridicule if you are falling short.
- 2007 May 25, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times[1]:
- The weakest works persist in the shiny black gothness.
- 2008, Amy C Wilkins, Wannabes, goths, and Christians: the boundaries of sex, style, and status:
- These channels allow participants to authenticate their gothness through emotional performances, but they also police the boundaries of goth darkness.
Synonyms[edit]
- gothiness (informal)
Translations[edit]
traits
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