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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 sly sense of humour. Sarcastic comparisons include Crow Makeup and Blow Fish.^{[citation needed]}

History

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.

Geography

Regional variations include mallgoth, a US term for the sort of younger goth that might hang out at a shopping mall, 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. Gogan is an Australian specific term, referring to a cross of subcultures between the Australian Bogan and goth.^{[citation needed]} Even within countries there are variations: young goths, too young to go to clubs and who hang out in public meeting places in Australia have picked up slang terms for their kind. These include Flinders St Goth for Melbourne and Chase Goth (after the Forrest Chase area) for Perth ^{[citation needed]}.

Examples

Baby Bat: Either a young goth or a new-comer to the scene, previously derogatory.

Batcaver: Originally a frequenter of the early goth nightclub the Batcave, now referring to older goths who are fans of the music played there.

Cybergoth: Goth interested in cyberculture.

Corporate goth: Goth with a day job, often melding corporate wear (or office wear) with gothic style.

Doom Cookie/ Gloom Cookie: A derogatory term for a person in the goth scene (particularily a young female) who is seen as other-than-genuine.

Elder goth: An original goth, or a goth over the age of 40.

Gothdom: Goth society.

Gothing Up: Getting dressed in goth attire, often before visiting a club.

Gothics: Goth style trousers, or more loosely the entire attire.

Gothic Bible: Informal rules of what is or is not acceptable in the subculture. Often thought by mall goths to be restricting. Not to be confused with gothic and lolita bible.

Goth Code: An abbreviation-based self-description mechanism. Fairly rarely used now, it was used in at the tail of messages to Usenet and email. Version 1.0-Beta was first released on 20 Oct 1995. There were various versions, v3.1. Goth. Code 98 was the most recent version, released 19 Feb 1998.

Gothic Lolita: A fashion look, evolved from lolita fashion and popularised by Mana, lead guitarist of the Japanese Visual Kei band Malice Mizer.

Goth points: Criteria by which a goth is assessed for conformity to the subculture. Used sarcastically, rather than a genuine rating system.

Gothwalk: A form of dance popular among goths, also known as the two-step. It consists of stepping two steps forward, and two back, repeatedly and slightly off the beat.

Graver: A cybergoths who goes to raves. In terms of fashion, cybergoths have rave influences in their attire.

Romantigoth: A goth who dresses in Victorian-style attire, taking interest in intellectual pastimes (reading and writing poetry etc.). Similar to New Romantic.

Mallgoth: A derogatory term for young goths who are considered to be part of the subculture for the look only.

Mansonite: A young person who is mainly influenced by Marilyn Manson and calls themself "goth"; used as a derogatory term.

The Neph: The Fields of the Nephilim

NINny: Pronounced ninny, a derogatory term for fans of the band Nine Inch Nails ("NIN") who worship Trent Reznor.

Perky Goth: A goth who is happy and likes more uplifting gothic music like ElectroGoth or EBM, as opposed to gloomy goth whose musical taste is more melancholy.

Plastic Goth: Not a real full time Goth, adopting only the fashionable side of the subculture or practising it only at weekends.

Spot the Goth: Looking for other goths, most often in areas where they are unlikely to be, or on the way to goth venues.

Spooky Kids: From the original name for Marilyn Manson's band. Originally a term for Manson fans, it has come to be a derogatory term for mallcore and Marilyn Manson fans, similar to the term Mansonite.

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".

Footnotes

(1) * Hodkinson, Paul: Goth: Identity, Style and Subculture (Dress, Body, Culture Series)p2

(2) * Hodkinson, Paul: Goth: Identity, Style and Subculture (Dress, Body, Culture Series)p1

(3) * http://www.slangsite.com/slang/G.html

(4) * Baddeley, Gavin: Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture p7

(5) * * Kilpatrick, Nancy: The goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined.p20

(6) * * Kilpatrick, Nancy: The goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined.p19

(7) * * Kilpatrick, Nancy: The goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined.p21

(8) * * Kilpatrick, Nancy: The goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined.p23

(9) * * Siegel, Carol Goths Dark Empire.p147

(10) * * Siegel, Carol Goths Dark Empire.p21

(11)* Baddeley, Gavin: Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide to Dark Culture p7

(12)*Encyclopedia Gothica: http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660057.shtml

(13)*Encyclopedia Gothica: http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660053.shtml

(14)*Encyclopedia Gothica: http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660015.shtml

(15)*Kilpatrick, Nancy: The goth Bible : A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined.p25

(16)*http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660024.shtml

(17)*http://www.waningmoon.com/gothica/articles/6660046.shtml

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 ;[[Corporate goth]]: Goth with a day job, often melding corporate wear (or office wear) with gothic style.
-;Doom Cookie: A derogatory term for a person in the goth scene (particularily a young female) who is seen as other-than-genuine.
+;Doom Cookie/ Gloom Cookie: A derogatory term for a person in the goth scene (particularily a young female) who is seen as other-than-genuine.
 ;Elder goth: An original goth, or a goth over the age of 40.
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 ;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".
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