"whimsigothic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more whimsigothic [comparative], most whimsigothic [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of whimsical + gothic, equivalent to whimsigoth + -ic. Coined by Evan Collins in 2020. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|whimsical|gothic}} Blend of whimsical + gothic, {{suf|en|whimsigoth|-ic}} whimsigoth + -ic, {{coinage|en|Evan Collins|in=2020|w=-}} Coined by Evan Collins in 2020 Head templates: {{en-adj}} whimsigothic (comparative more whimsigothic, superlative most whimsigothic)
  1. (neologism) Relating to or involving the whimsigoth aesthetic. Wikipedia link: Are.na Tags: neologism
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