GOTH

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~es, Gotes (plural), partly from Old English Gotan (plural); partly from Late Latin ~i (plural) Date: 14th century a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era, 2. often not capitalized rock music marked by dark and morbid lyrics, a fan or performer of goth, a person who wears mostly black clothing, uses dark dramatic makeup, and often has dyed black hair, II. abbreviation ~ic