gothabilly

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noun

A musical genre combining rockabilly and gothic rock, and its associated subculture (style of clothing, etc).

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Meanings

noungothabilly (countable and uncountable, plural gothabillies)

plural gothabillies

  1. uncountableentertainmentA musical genre combining rockabilly and gothic rock, and its associated subculture (style of clothing, etc).
  2. countableA member of this subculture.

    To understand the Gothabilly style, take the aforementioned descriptions and add a dash of darkness. Gothabillys add makeup to the ensemble and stick to darker shades of clothing—like black!

    2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 27

Origin

Blend of goth + rockabilly.

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APA

gothabilly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gothabilly

MLA

“gothabilly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gothabilly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gothabilly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gothabilly.

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