Goth slang

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Goth slang is the slang of the goth subculture. There are a range of slang terms for those within the community and their particular interests, or the particular "type" of goth they are, such as 'Perky Goth' or 'Cybergoth'.

Sarcastic references to goths whose appearance does not meet with approval or who are new to the scene are common, as are references to the particular music artist that influences the individual goth. Terms often show a sense of humour and are presented in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

The goth subculture, having been around from the late 1970s to early 1980s, has had some time to develop its own parlance. New fashions, and trends attract slang terms to describe them.

Contents 1 Geographical variations 2 Examples 3 References 4 Further reading

[edit] Geographical variations

Regional variations include mallgoth, a US term for the sort of poser goth, less common in the United Kingdom or Australia where the terms "shopping centre" or "high street" take the place of "mall" in ordinary colloquial language.

[edit] Examples

Corporate goth

Goth with a day job, often melding corporate wear (or office wear) with gothic style.^[1]

Cybergoth

Goth interested in cyberculture. ^[2]

Elder goth

A goth who has been part of the subculture since it originally came about, or a goth over the age of 40.^[3]

Gothdom

Goth society.^[4]

Gothing Up

Getting dressed in goth attire, often before visiting a club.^[5][6]

Graver

A cybergoth who goes to raves. In terms of fashion, cybergoths have rave influences in their attire.^{[7] [8]}

Kindergoth

A goth kid, normally under the age 16.^[9]

Perky Goth

(Alternatively spelled "PerkyGoff".) A goth who pretends to be "happy" but is not serious about it. Most often doing it for the humorous cynicism involved and enjoyment of other goths at a "normie's" confusion.^[10] and mostly loves listening to 80's Gothic Rock and Pop, as opposed to gloomy goth whose musical taste is more melancholy.^{[citation needed]} Alternately, a goth who has embraced the aesthetics of the subculture in terms of music and fashion, but whose mood and demeanor are generally light and happy.^{[citation needed]}

Rivethead

Devoted fan of Industrial Music. Mainly EBM, Noize, Dark Electro, TBM, Aggroteck, Hellektro etc.^{[citation needed]}

Spot the Goth

Looking for other goths, most often in areas where they are unlikely to be, or on the way to goth venues.^[11]

Ubergoth

The pinnacle of goth style, or a goth who is always perfectly dressed. The goth that will "dress to the nines to go out and buy the milk".^[12] Can also be used in a derogatory sense to describe a person who would appear to be attempting to exceed or better others in terms of dress or attitude.

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

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