English · Slang Historical

golgotha

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A hat, "place of a skull." Hence the "Don’s gallery," at St. Mary’s, Cambridge, and that part of the theatre at Oxford where the heads of houses sit.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một nơi, theo nghĩa đen là nơi của một cái sọ

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Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)

Where it’s used: Origin British & Irish English

Sources & notes

Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “golgotha” mean?

A hat, "place of a skull." Hence the "Don’s gallery," at St. Mary’s, Cambridge, and that part of the theatre at Oxford where the heads of houses sit.

Is “golgotha” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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