goth up

goth up

1. slang To dress in the style of the goth subculture, characterized by black clothing and black-and-white makeup. I have to look a certain way for work, so I usually wait for the weekend to goth up.
2. slang To style a person or thing in such a way. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "goth" and "up." My sister asked if I could help goth her up for a party she was going to. I respect my boyfriend's tastes in fashion and music, but I refuse to let him goth up our apartment.
See also: up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • pitch black
  • be in (one's) black books
  • be in someone's black books
  • in (someone's) black books
  • BLM
  • black and blue
  • black-and-blue
  • (as) black as thunder
  • thunder
  • minister