n. or adj. An amalgam of faux and
goth, used to describe the latest generation of youngsters who identify themselves and certain bands as
gothic, even though they are really nothing of the sort according to the oldschool sensibilities of the subculture, which has been co-opted by commercialism and completely bastardized.
other pertinent terms and examples:
goff, goffic, emo, being 'scene', Hot Topic, mall punk, My Chemical Romance, The Used