Goth

/gɑθ/
/gɒθ/
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Definitions of Goth
  1. noun
    one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries
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    Ostrogoth
    a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
    Visigoth
    a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
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    Teuton
    a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
  2. noun
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
    synonyms: barbarian, boor, churl, heathen, peasant, tike, tyke
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    disagreeable person, unpleasant person
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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