Meaning
A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
From gothic rock, first used by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used by the late 1970s to describe the musical scene that gave rise to the goth subculture, both from a supposed aesthetic similarity to dark and moody 19th century gothic fiction and earlier gothic art and architecture, from Late Latin gothicus (“Gothic, barbaric”), from Ancient Greek Γοτθικός (Gotthikós), from Ancient Greek Γότθοι (Gótthoi, “Goths”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), proposed to derive from unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌰 (*guta).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-30HEGNOTU
- 2026-04-13GHUROTW
- 2026-01-29TEOHGLY
- 2025-08-25TAOHGLU
- 2025-07-14TBRHGOU
- 2024-10-31OFTHGLU
- 2024-06-21OAUTLGH
- 2024-06-03TDOHGNU
- 2023-11-05TDGHINO
- 2023-09-25OUETNGH
- 2023-05-31TWGUHRO
- 2023-03-24OYGTLHM
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.