Generaly a person who dresses in all dark clothing and whines about everything.

These people whine how their parents hate them, and are just there to torment them, when their parents actually spoil them rotten.
Timmy: Oh look! It's Dave! But, why is he sitting in that corner in all black with a stupid hair cut whining about how his parents hate him?

Richard: Oh, it does seem he has gone emo for no reason. It seems we have lost another friend.
by The_Cake_Is_A_Lie July 19, 2008
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A person who tries desperately to be a goth, fails miserably and cries about it. Usually writes feeble songs about death/rejection, has ruined eyeliner from crying and will whinge and whine incessantly about wanting to kill themselves but don't have the guts to go ahead and do it. Usual target for chavs, along with moshers, goths grungers etc
Emo Girl: I had an arguement with my mum today. I cried for hours afterwards. I was that close to picking up a razor and slitting my wrists...uh...You're not even listening are you? *crys*
by Ammi Babi January 29, 2006
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Emotional Post Hardcore-hardcore punk played on the minor keys (thats sad keys to you none musical folks!) with a poor rhythm section whiney vocals integrated with harsh screams singing emotional/introspective lyrics.
Has been around since the mid 1980's

The nerdy 'emo' kids are called:fashioncore they dont listen to emo they listen to bands like My Chemical Romance and they are the ones that cry about ex girlfreinds
Emo: Fugazi, Rites of Spring, Jawbreaker, Embrace, Mineral, Moss Icon, City Of Caterpillar all bands on Dischordwww.dischord.comor Jade Tree Recordswww.jadetree.com

Not Emo: Taking Back Sunday, My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes, Matchbook Romance etc (in general these bands are reffered to as shitcore or wannabemo-soft-shitcore-rock
by Saml J Grudgings May 24, 2005
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A "person", usually in their early teens, who think that the fact that their parents refuse to buy them a Corvette is the end of the world, and therefore their life is spiraling down a large black hole of deceit and sorrow. The want to express their individuality, but really they are just expressing the individuality of a large group, pretty much making them the very conformists they think they are fighting. Ironic.
So an emo kid tried insulting me today. When I pointed out that he automatically loses any argument he enters due to the fact that he's emo, he ran away crying. Go figure...
by Armalite1016 July 18, 2008
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A hilarious word to look up on the internet and the source of endless jokes and hurt feelings.
Weemo:I'm not even emo in my tight jeans, converses and strange angular haircut.
Emo: I hate emos with their cut off jeans,angular hair and strange graphical teeshirts.
ExEmo: Now i'm not emo anymore,i really do want to die because that shit was embarrasing.
by Ronnie Rottten August 31, 2008
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Emotionally charged punk rocker.

Legend has it they slit there wrists but most of them don't
the rumour was likely started by a depressed Emo and a chav started telling the world they kill themselves.

Often has black hair swooshed to the side if a boy and most have Jet black hair.

it has been known that emo's with natually black hair dye it black anyway
"Hey look at that emo with black hair"
"i bet its listening to some band like MCR"
by Mufo, the original May 29, 2008
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A music style and subculture derived from "punk"
Often involves high vocals, acoustic guitar and emotional lyrics
An example of a mainstream emo band is Taking Back Sunday
Often, all the stereotypes that have something in common with Emo are lumped in with it, including Goth, Punk and Scene
The subculture often includes a specific fashion, including tight jeans, band T-shirts, and side-sweeping bangs.
Emo is probably the most often ridiculed "Highschool Stereotype"
Taking Back Sunday is an emo band
Hawthorne Heights is an emo band
Marilyn Manson is not emo, he is goth
The Cure is not emo, they are punk-goth-rock
by Vanilla Lice July 11, 2008
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