"goth up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goths up [present, singular, third-person], gothing up [participle, present], gothed up [participle, past], gothed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goth up (third-person singular simple present goths up, present participle gothing up, simple past and past participle gothed up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, informal, humorous) To dress or decorate in the style of goth subculture. Tags: humorous, informal, intransitive, transitive

Inflected forms

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