a state of mind, like depression .
people think its cool to be emo, or act emo, but thats called a poser .
poser : OHH MM GEE IM SOOO EMO !
emo kid: *walks away
by nevershoutneveer<3 August 16, 2009
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One of many things people (usually high-schoolers) call themselves in order to fit in with others sharing the same "interests". Emo, punk, goth, chav, townie, gangsta, jocks, preps, all of these (and more) are words used to describe people who dress and act like others hoping to fit in.

See conformist.
Ryan had no friends because all he did was cry and moan about how bad his life was. Then Ryan turned on MTV and realized if he wore makeup and dark clothes he would fit in with a bunch of pussies who call themselves 'emo'.
by Hof August 18, 2005
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Depends on who you ask and what year you are talking about. In 1996 or so when I was in high school we used the term emo to refer to bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Remnant, and more well known bands like the Smashing Pumpkins. Now it is used to describe an entire MAINSTREAM culture of kids who think that they are going to get somewhere in life by being stupid. They usually talk about how counterculture they are unaware that emo is a manufactured image sold to them so that industries can make a dollar off of them by selling them records, hair products, clothing, and concert tickets.
Pete Wentz is an emo tird.
by louche August 5, 2008
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Most emos are fake, poseur losers. Often hang out with groups of other 'emos'. May or may not be homosexual. Wear skinny jeans and guyliner. Whine about life, write dark poems on LiveJournal, and cut themselves. It is scarce you will ever see a real emo. Youtube search 'The Emo Song', to learn more about stereotypical/poser emos.
I'm an emo kid, non-comforming as can be. You'd be non-conforming too if you looked just like me. I have dye in my hair and makeup on my face, I'm almost emo enough to start shaving my legs.


...Cause our dudes look like chicks, our chicks look like dykes, because emo. Is one step. Below transvestite!
by Aspirations January 10, 2009
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Teenagers who upload their photographs to this page with comments like "OMG I'm so EMOOOOOO", without realising the whole point of this page is to insult them.
Wow, I'm an emo. I know! I'll put my pictures on urban dictionary!
by Psycho-Toaster November 2, 2008
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i believe that the deffinition of emo is a person not afraid to express themselfs. not affraid to be different. doesnt care what other people think. will dress however they want. personaly, i believe that generally, emo people tend to be more attracting...in an odd way. normally emo's tend to either have black, brown, or multicolored hair. some emo's have bright blonde or white hair. they have scene hairstyles, dark eyeliner, and lots of makeup (normally).

there is another deffinition to emo (i think) that is people who are really depressed & cut themselfs. they tend to dress darkly and dont talk much. when they do, they bite your head off
girl 1: aww look at her hair! isnt it awesome? i want hair like that!

girl 2: she's emo!

girl 1: so? her hair is still awesome!
by iwantemohair January 8, 2010
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A bunch of mamby pamby spoon-fed fuckin fruitcakes that most people wanna kick in the back of the neck.
When shopping at the mall all i saw was a bunch of fuckin emasculated suburban emo kids talking on thier cell phones.
by Todd Everboat August 19, 2007
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