AMERICAN GOTHIC


Meaning of AMERICAN GOTHIC in English

Aˌmerican ˈGothic BrE AmE

a painting by the US artist Grant Wood, which shows a very serious-looking farmer holding a ↑ pitchfork , with his wife standing beside him. It is often copied in a humorous way in advertisements.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.