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