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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GOTH, n. One of an ancient and distinguished tribe or nation, which inhabited Scandinavia, now Sweden and Norway, whose language is now retained in those countries, and a large portion of it is found in English.
1. One rude or uncivilized; a barbarian.
2. A rude ignorant person.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]
2: one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English Gothes, Gotes (plural), partly from Old English Gotan (plural); partly from Late Latin Gothi (plural) Date: 14th century 1. a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era 2. often not capitalized a. rock music marked by dark and morbid lyrics b. a fan or performer of goth 3. a person who wears mostly black clothing, uses dark dramatic makeup, and often has dyed black hair II. abbreviation Gothic

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a member of a Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd-5th c. 2 an uncivilized or ignorant person. Etymology: LL Gothi (pl.) f. Gk Go(t)thoi f. Goth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Goth Goth, n. [L. Gothi, pl.; cf. Gr. ?] 1. (Ethnol.) One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire. Note: Under the reign of Valens, they took possession of Dacia (the modern Transylvania and the adjoining regions), and came to be known as Ostrogoths and Visigoths, or East and West Goths; the former inhabiting countries on the Black Sea up to the Danube, and the latter on this river generally. Some of them took possession of the province of Moesia, and hence were called Moesogoths. Others, who made their way to Scandinavia, at a time unknown to history, are sometimes styled Suiogoths. 2. One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person. --Chesterfield.