Net.goth (or sometimes just netgoth) is short for usenet goth. The term is used to describe regulars of the alt.gothic hierarchy of newsgroups, uk.people.gothic and aus.culture.gothic.
Over time it has come to be misunderstood to more generally describe goths with an online presence and sometimes the websites that allow them to communicate. With the ubiquity of the internet this wider meaning has become redundant.
It was originally coined as a joke by one-time alt.gothic regular Sexbat and, in his own words, "it got out of control".[citation needed]
net — net1 nettable, adj. netlike, adj. /net/, n., v., netted, netting. n. 1. a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net. 2. a piece of meshed… … Universalium
net — net1 [net] n. [ME < OE nett, akin to Ger netz, Goth nati < IE base * ned , to twist together > L nodus, a knot] 1. a fabric made from string, cord, etc., loosely knotted or woven in an openwork pattern and used to trap or snare birds,… … English World dictionary
Net — (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[ a]t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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net — {{11}}net (adj.) remaining after deductions, 1510s, from earlier sense of trim, elegant, clean, neat (c.1300), from O.Fr. net clean, pure, from L. nitere to shine, look bright, glitter (see NEAT (Cf. neat)). Meaning influenced by It. netto… … Etymology dictionary
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the net — Net Net (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti, OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[ a]t, Goth. nati; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amon Göth — 1946 in polnischer Gefangenschaft Amon Leopold Göth (* 11. Dezember 1908 in Wien; † 13. September 1946 in Krakau)[1] war SS Hauptsturmführer und Kommandant des Konzentrationslagers Plaszow in Płaszów bei Krakau … Deutsch Wikipedia
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