Defn: A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; — so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders. Bp. Morton.
GOTHAMITE
Go"tham*ite, n.
1. A gothamist.
2. An inhabitant of New York city. [Jocular] Irving.
GOTHIC
Goth"ic, a. Etym: [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]
1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions — prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital.
GOTHIC
Goth"ic, n.
1. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.