Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A particular style of hardcore punk rock
- n. An individual or group of people associated with the subculture and musical style of definition (1)
- n. Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
- n. An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of definition (3)
- n. A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo
- adj. Emotional; sensitive.
- adj. Depressed.
- adj. Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
Examples
“Before 2007, the term emo had never achieved common usage in Mexico.”
“Back when I was in high school, the term emo never existed.”
“He ` s part of what we call the emo man, the emotional man.”
“(Japanese genre, kind of similar to what we call emo)”
“Wow, people still think the term "emo" is relevant? wonka bar”
Screenwriter John August on NOT Writing Alice in Wonderland Three Times | /Film
“The next person who says "emo" is getting pistol-whipped.”
Pantsbomber psyche laid bare in messageboard archives (corrected) Boing Boing
“Anonymous said ... seriously? there was a time when those people were just called depressed or had issues. being 'emo' is stupid, and it's a stupid label.”
“On MySpace, they call it "emo" which is my word of the month.”
“And it is, if emo is defined as uninspired heavy metal.”
The Huffington Post: David Finkle: First Nighter: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Is Bloody Awful
“Beast Boy was more a super-human adopted by a superteam as family -- and way more emo from the start, with his tragic backstory and all.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘emo’.
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henryar's list
marmoleum, menagerie, cyan, ochre, pilfer, discombobulate, loquacious, iridescent, amethyst, derelict, botulism, equilibrium and 240 more...
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music genre
list of music genres - anything. even the most obscure sub-genres of sub-genres
twee pop, indie, shoegaze, doo-wop, punk, rock, jazz, pop, classical, hard rock, emo, goth and 161 more...
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Fashionista
Clothing styles & subcultures...
dandy, boho, mod, goth, emo, punk, grunge, hipster, pimp, lolita, preppy, metal and 22 more...
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We Have Both Kinds, Country and Western
a list of musical genres
chillwave, shoegazer, punk, emo, rap, hip-hop, trip-hop, be-bop, loungecore, nerdcore, grunge, grebo and 23 more...
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Music lingo
unsyncopated rhythms, tonal harmonies, ambient soundscapes, bass line, synths, mellow, trippy, instrumental, vocal harmony, vamping, tonality, riff and 47 more...
kewpid Emos are beautiful souls. Feb 20, 2008
reesetee I try to avoid it, skipvia. Too lappet-faced for me. ;-) Feb 20, 2008
chained_bear I love the end, actually: "...hair that is required to cover 3/5ths of the face at an angle." Perfect. Feb 20, 2008
skipvia Reesetee, have you ever heard emo music? The only fans are members of other emo bands, and maybe their parents... Feb 20, 2008
chained_bear I think there's a link to a relevant image for this page. See lappet-faced. If that ain't emo, I don't know what is. Feb 20, 2008
reesetee I gather that the author of that article isn't a raving fan.... Feb 19, 2008
skipvia I love this definition from the Urban Dictionary:
Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who don't smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.
Note: I do realize that the word "rifts" should be "riffs," but I think I might invent a new guitar method employing rifts--you know, respecting the silent spaces between sounds, or whatever... Feb 19, 2008