"goth up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-goth up.wav 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 Synonyms: Goth up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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