a person with a particular lifestyle preference relating to nocturnal, dark. and occasionally satanic subjects, who express it through their fashion. Not to be mistaken for an emo kid who has black hair and a black tshirt on.

Describes kids/teens who dress mostly in black and hang out with each other. They like Slipknot and dislike the rest of society.

Before someone whines: this is the stereotype, which is exactly what anyone who didn't already know 'gothic' would want to know. What's up with this art / architecture crap? If someone wants to know the proper definition of 'gothic,' dictionary.com and wikipedia are a click away. This is Urban Dictionary - for pop culture, slang, and stereotypes.

people that are gothic probably dont consider themselves gothic and u dont know what ur talking about gothic is a style and there are soo many styles but no1 thinks ther soo wierd but gothic is just so wierd to all off u you dont kno what ur talking about most of my friends are gothic and im not and ther really funny and they have alot of confidence and u dont know what ur talking about. preps arnt pionted out because they listen to jesse mcartny and pop they wear little sweaters and gansters listen to Jay-Z and wear rocawear and ecko no1 thinks there so wierd and not all gothics slit there wrist and say there life sucks some do because there dad abuses them or some thinggansters slit there wrist not as many because black is worn by people that are sad sometimes but not always and just because someone considers them selves gothic doesnt mean they are

A barbarian.

An uncivilized person.

A style of architecture used in Western Europe from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

A genre of music.

The language of ancient Goths.

Not a fucking pussy ass moron following the teenage trend of "Gothic" who dresses in all black, pretends to be all gloom and never smiles, only likes music like everyone else "Gothic" likes, and pretends to have a horrible life.

(n) A group of people who feel comfortable within each others company. There is no specific thing that defines what you need to do or be to fit into the goth scene (except of course the implied black clothing). People in the goth scene all have different musical tastes, follow different religions, have different occupations, hobbies, and fashion sense.
I.E ANNALEIGH!

They are scary looking teenagers who hangout around Malls and Laser Tag joints and other places mothers of tweens and elementary school children frequent. They wear black and have pale skin. Many have tattoos, severe make-up, weird jewelry and such and while I am pretty sure they are probably not actually dangerous and maybe they just want to look nonconforming, they all look a like to me, my basic instinct is to protect my children from them where ever they are or might hang.

An old type of architecture, admired by Goths and crones.