goth up

present singular third person goths up · participle present gothing up · participle past gothed up · past gothed up · alternative Goth up

1. ambitransitivehumorousinformalTo dress or decorate in the style of goth subculture.

   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...

   2004, Nancy Kilpatrick, The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined

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   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...

   2002, Paul Hodkinson, Goth: Identity, Style and Subculture

present singular third person Goths up · participle present Gothing up · participle past Gothed up · past Gothed up

1. Alternative letter-case form of goth up.

   On Saturday nights we'd all get Gothed up and trek down to Houston and Avenue A.

   2004, Mark Jacobson, Rae Jacobson, 12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time

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   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.

   2003, James Burr, “Blue”, in L. H. Maynard, M. P. N. Sims, editors, Darkness Rising 2003, Canton, Oh.: Prime Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 13

   He's still Gothing up, dying^([sic – meaning dyeing]) his brown hair into black spikes, and he had on more eyeliner than I did.

   2007, Rachel Caine, The Dead Girls' Dance