Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gothic rock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: goth-ic rock
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of music that developed out of punk rock in the late 1970s, with lyrics and imagery often referring to morbid, spooky or mystical ideas.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of gothic rock.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since the 1980s, several goth substyles have mixed the Batcave heritage with other musical genres into new goth substyles. New wave was gothed into darkwave, classic rock into gothic rock, and metal into gothic metal."

Etymology

First coined by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used by the late 1970s to describe the musical scene that gave rise to the goth subculture, both from a supposed aesthetic similarity to dark and moody 19th century gothic fiction and earlier gothic art and architecture.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

goth

Synonyms

positive punk gothic goth

Questions

What does gothic rock mean?: A style of music that developed out of punk rock in the late 1970s, with lyrics and imagery often referring to morbid, spooky or mystical ideas.
Where does gothic rock come from?: First coined by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used by the late 1970s to describe the musical scene that gave rise to the goth subculture, both from a supposed aesthetic similarity to dark and moody 19th century gothic fiction and earlier gothic art and architecture.

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