goth up
C1 slang separable both
In simple words
To put on black clothes, dark makeup, and goth accessories — usually for a party or event.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To dress in goth style — typically black clothing, heavy eyeliner, dark lipstick, and related accessories — for a specific occasion.
"They gothed up for the industrial music night and looked incredible."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Youth slang associated with the goth subculture. Used both reflexively ('gothed herself up') and intransitively ('she gothed up'). More common in British slang but found online globally. Rare in formal or print contexts.
Commonly used with
costume makeup Halloween look outfit style
Forms
Base
goth up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
goths up
he/she/it
Past simple
gothed up
yesterday
Past participle
gothed up
have + pp
-ing form
gothing up
continuous
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