mall goth

An individual calling themself "goth"/"gothic" that ,in actuality, is not involved in the subculture.
They listen to overhyped nu-metal/emo bands that they like for the simple fact that they believe it will make them 'cool',or more 'gothic'.
Usually between the ages of 12-17, they have a very blatant fashion sense; commonly wearing baggy, black pants with chains draped from them, spiked wristbands/collars, beanies, and especially Slipknot, HIM, or Korn tees.
Their chief source of fashion is Hot Topic (owned by Abercrombie & Fitch)
Some will don a depressed visage, never smile or speak, and others will don a moody, angry tone.
None of these 'goths' are generally 'gothic' at all. None of these people understand the origins, roots, or influences of the subculture, nor would they likely to be interested in any of its true aspects.

"You're indefinitely not involved in the gothic subculture; you would appear to be a mall goth."
"My friend only listens to HIM and Slipknot, and pretends to be depressed all the time; he's a mall goth."

mall goth by Draconysius May 5, 2006

Mall Goth

The single most annoying type of poser. %30 are poor white trash with supposed "dye jobs" that are probably the product of them coloring their hair with magic marker. They are also too poor to afford the overpriced ugly chain linked pants from Hot Topic so they usually wear goodwill jeans dyed black with some shitty band (slipknot, korn, ICP, Mandon) t shirt that is 2 sizes too big. Another %60 are spoiled suburban kids who think their lives suck even though mommy and daddy buy them everything they want. Usually sport better, but still shitty dye jobs because mommy and daddy pay for it to be done at the JC Penny salon at the mall. They buy extremely overpriced clothing from Hot Topic, but still shop at Goodwill, becuase goths are supposed to be poor. The other %10 have no specific social class, but still carry most of the previously stated characteristics.

All mallgoths whine about their 'shitty' lives. If anyone is mean to them about anything they automatically scream "DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE I'M GAWTHYCKCKC!!!! I'M NOT A SOUP CAN!" but will immediately turn around and make fun of a groups of girls for wearing American Eagle clothes, which makes them 'preps'. If a mallgoth is actually harassed for being 'gothic' they suddenly start crying because they are too pussy to really take the criticism.

Mallgoths will also come up with stupid meaningless nicknames for each other because they think it's cool.
These nicknames often change daily and a log must be kept to ensure currency. IE. Skittles, Sprinkles, Squeegy, Skippy, Muffin, Kitty, Pancake, Cupcake....ect.
Most are often considered to be 'ironic' because everyone knows that mallgoth aren't cute so it's clever to give them cutesy nicknames with no meaning behind it.

Mallgoths also listen to pop music or mainstream emo rock and assume it's goth and metal.

Faking mental illness and sexual orientation is often very common among mallgoths.

Mall goth: LAWLZ New Hot Topic pants? Cool! Come help me color my hair with this blue Crayola marker!

Mall goth: Hey KittyCakeSprinklePantsFace! Lets go take out meds and then go lesbian all over each other! We're so mallgoth we're goth!

Mall goth: OMGZ?!!! Did you just call me GAWTH? I'm not a soup can! Don't label me you stupid PREP!

Did you see that mallgoth swallowing Smarties in front of Hot Topic saying they were Anti-Psychotic drugs?

Mall Goth by Amaranth013 June 4, 2008

Mall goth

a mallgoth also known as a "juggalo" is a wannabe goth, usually straight up white-trash. A typical mallgoth outfit consists of a poser band shirt(evanescence,Korn,HiM,Cradle of filth,insane clown posse etc.),skater shoes, tripp pants,studded belt a pentagram as well as eyeliner all over their face. They are the ones responsible for making Marilyn Manson look like a bad man, they misinterpret his lyrics and sometimes even shoot up schools in his name, Manson most likely never intended for this.

They do not listen to real gothic music, besides maybe the cure. Most of them have never heard of siuxsie & the banshees,Bauhaus,sisters of mercy, christian death,alien sex fiend,joy division or any of the other real goth band there are.

many claim to be "wiccan" this offends most pagans. they also love anime more than anything on earth... i could never find an explanation for this...
"I'm goth because I'm a wiccan who wears tripp pant,likes anime and listens to evanescence" - mallgoth

"really? who was the first goth band" - true goth

"um...uh... i cant tell you cause it's a goth only secret, i swore i wouldn't with my own blood" - mall goth

"you mean you actually cut yourself cause you thought it would make you goth?" - goth

"um...yeah... Amy Lee told me too" - mall goth

Mall goth by caliban_ July 15, 2009

Mall goth

A not so nice term, for an individual who strolls around the mall(s) all the time. It is difficult if you can tell if some one is a mall goth. Just because you see some one hanging out in the mall(s) and wearing tripp pants and slip knot tshirts, does not mean they are posers. A mall goth is some one who wants attention and is dressing and acting like some thing they are not. Most of these mall goths are younger teens who are trying to find something to relate to.

My advice would not be to yell rude things at them, or be rude at all. Leave them be, because for all you know they might just like a style, and just because they are at the mall does not mean they are a mall goth. Mall goths are just people who want attention and hang out at malls allot.

If you dress goth and like going to the mall allot, it does not make you a poser! As long as it is who you really are :)

I saw a teen at the mall, dressed in very stereotypical goth garments and acting very rude to me and my boy friend, I think I saw him there a few times this week.

Mall goth are very similar to other teens who act up in public places and they they should have all eyes on the.

Don't worry, if you truly like they way you dress, you are not a poser, as poser or mall goth is some on who dresses to impress. They don't dress that way because they really feel a connection to the material they are wearing. They dress like that for attention.

Also see attention whore, poser, fake, media.

Mall goth by Eternalflame666 May 4, 2014

mall goth

Often listen to bands like "HIM", "Evanescence" or "Linkin Park".

They have never heard/liked true gothic.
See also, pathetic.

Oh god, Ville Valo of HIM is like so sexy. Oh, and life sucks.

mall goth by Pedi August 19, 2004

mall goth

some poser wanna bes that have interest in a store at a mall called "hot topic" due to the darkness of the lights and how the lights don't hurt their corneas(funny part of the eye). They do it because they say they want to be unique, these type of goths can be reconised by their:
1. Chains wrapped around certain parts of the body(usually the crotch and the breast)

2. Outrageous hairstyles, these include: mohawks longer than 7 inches, 75% of their hair shaven off(with the other 25% hanging on the one sideusually the front right side), extreme hair color(pink with black, red with black, etc.), or the whole head shaven in random areas of the head.

3. wear a lot of black, band t-shirts, levi's dipped in black dye, then having the sleeves torn off(they usually use knives, due to their weakness powered by their misery), Converse high tops with misc. patches, tears, and pins placed in certain parts of the shoe. write band names all over their backpacks, hands, and clothing...to be continued.

4. Like to wear black make-up and nail polish.

5. listen to junky music(not all of them are that bad though).

6. Pretend to commit suicide.

to be continued in volume two.

Ben: hahaha, look at those mall goths waiting outside of hot topic, just waiting for someone to notice them!!

*mall goth looks up, and tries to spit in his eye*

Ben: haha, sucker.

mall goth by not so uber September 30, 2005

Mall Goth

Someone who believes they are a Goth, when in reality, they are conformers to a class of people they believe to be "cool"
Identification Tips-
1. Excessive Piercing (Beyond an ear or lip)
2. Hairstyles beyond unnatural, a True Goth may color hair white or black or some natural tone, while mall goths prefer green, pink, purple, and bright neon red
3. Fascination with the store Hot Topic
4. An even bigger fascination with Twilight and Edward "twinkle-toes" Cullen

5. A preference of My Chemical Romance over true Gothic music like Theater of Tragedy and Saviour Machine
6. Complete lack of knowledge of the word Azrael
7. If you mention Edward Cullen they shriek like Hannah Montana fans
8. Belief that Paganism is the same as Demon Worship
9. Belief that Veganism is the same as Paganism
10. Pentagram necklaces are not a sure sign, but may be worn by Mall-Goths
11. Belief that Edward Cullen is Jesus Christ and that Jesus Christ never existed, even though we know a guy named Jesus lived 2000 years ago and used magic to heal people and blood sacrificed himself, making him a better Goth than all these people

Mall Goth Hunter: "Edward Cullen"
Group of Mall Goths: "EEIIEIIIIIII He is so hot, I bet he shops at Hot Topic"
Jesus Christ: "Wow that's kinda creepy"
Mall Goth Hunter"Very creepy"
Mall Goth:"Who are you talking to? He doesn't exist"
Jesus Christ:"I'm standing right here."
Mall Goth:"Doesn't matter, Ozzy Osbourne says you don't exist, so you don't exist."
Mall Goth Hunter:"Ozzy never said anything like that, come on Jesus, let's go talk to Azrael"
Mall Goth:"Who?"

Mall Goth by Kayotik 13 November 16, 2009