Meaning of goth up | Babel Free
Definitions
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Alternative letter-case form of goth up. alt-of
- To dress or decorate in the style of goth subculture.
Examples
“Toward the evening, we return⟳ to our bed and breakfast in order⟳ to get⟳ 'gothed up', which entails making our appearance as impressive as possible...”
“The goth gardeners have⟳ suggestions for gothing up a garden, whether it's in a yard, in a container, in window boxes, on a rooftop...”
“There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick⟳, others looking like⟳ stereotypical Beat⟳ Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.”
“On Saturday nights we'd all get⟳ Gothed up and trek down to Houston and Avenue A.”
“He's still Gothing up, dying^([sic – meaning dyeing]) his brown hair into black spikes, and he had on more eyeliner than I did.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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