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title: "goth · GenZ Decoded"
description: "goth: A person associated with dark alternative music, fashion, or subculture. Example: \"The goth kids met near the record store.\" Meaning and usage."
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# goth

Gen X[#appearance](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/appearance/)

**Meaning.** A person associated with dark alternative music, fashion, or subculture.

See it in a sentence

The goth kids met near the record store.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [eboy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eboy/),[egirl](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/egirl/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [emo kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/emo-kid/),[scene kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/scene-kid/)

- Gen X · this one

    goth

- Boomer

    [freak](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/freak/)

- Plain English

    person associated with dark alternative music, fashion, or subculture

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## Related slang

- [gigachad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/gigachad/): An idealized, impressively capable or admirable person.
- [glow-up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/glow-up/): A dramatic positive transformation in appearance or confidence.
- [granola](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/granola/): An environmentally aware, outdoorsy, natural-living person.
- [highlighter kid](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/highlighter-kid/): A child or person dressed head to toe in bright neon colors.

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