What is Goth?¿?

Goth·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gthk)
adj.

Of or relating to the Goths or their language. Germanic; Teutonic.
Of or relating to the Middle Ages; medieval.
Of or relating to an architectural style
prevalent in western Europe from the 12th
through the 15th century and characterized by pointed arches, rib vaulting, and a developing emphasis on verticality and the impression of height. Of or relating to an architectural style derived from medieval Gothic. Of or relating to painting, sculpture, or other art forms prevalent in northern Europe from the 12th through the 15th century. often gothic Of or relating to a style of fiction that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate. gothic Barbarous; crude.
n.
The extinct East Germanic language of the Goths.
Gothic art or architecture. often gothic Printing.

\Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.] 1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous. 2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d.

So what is goth now? It's a lifestyle, a way of life. That lifestyle is loving what is evil and twisted and no being afraid of showing it. Most goths are angry with the world or depressed. They show their pain thats on the inside, on the outside. Many people have different reasons for going goth; usually because of a troubled childhood. Being gothic doesn't mean you worship satan (even thought some do) or being Wiccan. The good thing about being a goth is that you can do your own thing and not be made fun of or judged about it. Some goths don't even have a religion. Also there is many different fashions to choose from. If you can't write poems or draw very well that's fine. Not all goths are artists.
Goths don't mope around all the time. Get a room full of goths and some fun will surely begin.

Gothi·cal·ly adv.
Word History: The combination Gothic romance represents a union of two of the major influences in the development of European culture, the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribes that invaded it. The Roman origins of romance must be sought in the etymology of that word, but we can see clearly that Gothic is related to the name Goth used for one of those invading Germanic tribes. The word Gothic, first recorded in 1611 in a reference to the language of the Goths, was extended in sense in several ways, meaning "Germanic," "medieval, not classical," "barbarous," and also an architectural style that was not Greek or Roman. Horace Walpole applied the word Gothic to his novel The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story (1765) in the sense "medieval, not classical." From this novel filled with scenes of terror and gloom in a medieval setting descended a literary genre still popular today; from its subtitle descended the name for it.