gothness

goth +‎ -ness

gothness (uncountable)

1. Traits associated with the goth subculture, such as philosophical melancholy.
   • 2004, Matthijs van de Port, Authenticity

     Thirdly, they claim ordinariness by rationalising their general status as human being, and by, at the same time, 'radiating' their gothness.

   • 2005, Dan Vice, Little Book of Goths

     Your gothness is then measured by your peers with a 'gothier-than-thou' approach, facing ridicule if you are falling short.

   • 2007 May 25, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times‎:

     The weakest works persist in the shiny black gothness.

   • 2008, Amy C Wilkins, Wannabes, goths, and Christians: the boundaries of sex, style, and status

     These channels allow participants to authenticate their gothness through emotional performances, but they also police the boundaries of goth darkness.

• gothiness (informal)

• ghostens