emo

You can tell emo kids because they never refer to themselves as emo. they're always 'scene' or something like that. They'll try to talk to you about how emo is the incorrect classification of their culture. They whine and moan about the true origins of emo, etc... This is a dead give away for an emo. Other than that they're really the same as gothics, hardcores, punks or whatever misguided angst filled teenagers filled with hate are calling themselves now.

there are no black emos. period.

Me: What it do emo biddie?
Emo Biddie: OMG! R U KIDDING ME?? i am not Emo i am Scene! there is not such thing as emo! your just a puppet of the corporations like mtv that try to define me and my subculture...
Me: Woah! Slow your roll, i didnt ask fo no life story! I Just wants to know the happy haps!
Emo Biddie: I tried to kill myself by holding my breath but it didnt work.

by Bootsy Colins November 16, 2007

emo

In a nut shell...
Emo (the style) consists of a group of people who are very musically unrefined--like to listen to choppy, cheap, bands that haven't been signed yet. They wear dark, skinny clothes and in general immediately look nonconforming on site.

emo (music) sometimes refers to the music that emos (style) listen to, but not always. Emo music consists of lyrics based off of lost girlfriends and how much one's life sucks. The singing is usually equivalent to semi-acceptable karaoke.

Dude, that kid is so emo it scares me. Emo music is cheap.

by ShellzNutz October 29, 2007

Emo

Originally an arty outgrowth of hardcore punk, emo became an important force in underground rock by the late '90s, appealing to modern-day punks and indie-rockers alike. Some emo leans toward the progressive side, full of complex guitar work, unorthodox song structures, arty noise, and extreme dynamic shifts; some emo is much closer to punk-pop, though it's a bit more intricate. Emo lyrics are deeply personal, usually either free-associative poetry or intimate confessionals. Though it's far less macho, emo is a direct descendant of hardcore's preoccupations with authenticity and anti-commercialism; it grew out of the conviction that commercially oriented music was too artificial and calculated to express any genuine emotion. Because the emo ideal is authentic, deeply felt emotion that defies rational analysis, the style can be prone to excess in its quest for ever-bigger peaks and releases. But at its best, emo has a sweeping power that manages to be visceral, challenging, and intimate all at once. The groundwork for emo was laid by Hüsker Dü's 1984 landmark Zen Arcade, which made it possible for hardcore bands to tackle more personal subject matter and write more tuneful and technically demanding songs. Emo emerged in Washington, D.C. not long after, amidst the remnants of the hardcore scene that had produced Minor Threat and Bad Brains. The term "emo" (sometimes lengthened to "emocore") was initially used to describe hardcore bands who favored expressive vocals over the typical barking rants; the first true emo band was Rites of Spring, followed by ex-Minor Threat singer Ian MacKaye's short-lived Embrace. MacKaye's Dischord label became the center for D.C.'s growing emo scene, releasing work by Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, Nation of Ulysses, and MacKaye's collaboration with members of Rites of Spring, Fugazi. Fugazi became the definitive early emo band, crossing over to alternative rock listeners and getting press for their uncompromisingly anti-commercial attitudes. Aside from the Dischord stable, most early emo was deeply underground, recorded by extremely short-lived bands and released on vinyl in small quantities by small labels; some vocalists literally wept onstage during song climaxes, earning derision from hardcore purists. Fugazi notwithstanding, emo didn't really break out of obscurity until the mid-'90s emergence of Sunny Day Real Estate, whose early work defined the style in the minds of many. Tempering Fugazi's gnarled guitar webs with Seattle grunge, straight-up prog-rock, and crooned vocals, SDRE launched a thousand imitators who connected with their dramatic melodies and introspective mysticism. Some of this new generation connected equally with the wry, geeky introspection and catchy punk-pop of Weezer's Pinkerton album. While several artists continued to build on Fugazi's innovations (including Quicksand and Drive Like Jehu), most '90s emo bands borrowed from some combination of Fugazi, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Weezer. Groups like the Promise Ring, the Get Up Kids, Braid, Texas Is the Reason, Jimmy Eat World, Joan of Arc, and Jets to Brazil earned substantial followings in the indie-rock world, making emo one of the more popular underground rock styles at the turn of the millennium.

emo is fricken awsome so STFU emo haters

by Emogirl5274 April 26, 2008

emo

an emo is not the tight jeans,black nails etc,it is the cutting of the rist and the sticking of the needle in the lip and the ploting of the suicide

bob:'hey,are you an emo or something?'

emo:'huh?,i cant beleive you just said that you ruined my
life ,im gunna go cut my rists now and plot my
suicide and generaly be depressed ,not that you care'

bob:'im sorry im gunna go colour organise my moms panties
now'
emo:'piss off'

by punkyfish June 25, 2006

Emo

Originally a music movement in Washington D.C. combining punk with even faster guitar riffs and screaming, with bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace, emo, or "emocore", became popular on the west coast as well. Most emo bands of this time for breaking guitars on stage, screaming out lyrics, and doing anything else that got people's attention. Basically Jimmy Urine, on crack. Emo's second wave was hit up with a softer more melodic sound with more riffs and songs that were all incredibly long. This came to be with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker (which later become Jets to Brazil), and Texas is the Reason. Emo went mainstream and got more people's attention with more popular bands today. These bands include Dashboard Confessional and Phantom Planet. Nowadays, it is incredibly hard to know what true emo is as most people think that popular bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, and My Chemical Romance are emo. However, all of these bands have denied such claims. "emo is bullshit, we're the next Radiohead" -Brendon Urie (lead singer for Panic at the Disco). Emo is now often associated with Screamo. However, this is typically untrue. Hawthorne Heights is under much debate and can be seen as somewhat emo. With songs like Niki FM which follow a second wave emo pattern.

Some bands that are NOT emo include:
Senses Fail
Bullet for My Valentine
Aiden
Hopes Die Last
Alexisonfire
Underoath
From First to Last
The Used

The original style of emo was simply whatever you could find at your local thrift store. Combining the style of your grandpa, with that of a nerd.

There are many more but these are just a few bands that many believe to be emo. Sorry to all the 13 year old girls who actually thought they were truly emo.

"Oh my God, I love My Chemical Romance! I'm so emo!"
"Oh really? Because I like Rites of Spring,"
"Who?"

by brdof hrms June 19, 2008

Emo

1. Noun; a 'emo' person, (steriotype), likes heavy metal bands. Wears studs & skinny jeans with band shirts. Likes dark makeup & always feel appathetic. Writes poety & sometimes feels like tarcos. (although this varies from emo to emo)

2. Verb; to be 'emo'. The act of cutting ones self for attention or to make them 'feel better'.

3. Adjective; A genre of music, short for emotional. Said to discribe music that reaches out to ones emotions.

1. "OhhEmmGee, you look like a emo in them black skinny jeans!" (even though the person does not cut themselfs!)

2. Skank: "Arghh, that girl is such a attention seeker! i heard she was cutting herself ini the girls bathrooms all lunch! pathetic.." Cutter: *over hears convosation* "i'm not a attention seeker! my pet peanut died of aids last night!" *runs of crying*

3. "have you heard the song 'The Last Night' by 'Skillet'? It's so emo"

by RaiishelleXRiott February 20, 2010

emo

Emo is the life style of young and depressed individual...
Some people say that emo is a gay thing but it is just a life style so for all you Fucking ass holes who are hating on us emos go get eaten by a fucking cat... The only reason people hate emo is because they just don't understand what we go through...

Jock: Hey loser!
Emo: What do you want now...(annoyed)
Jock: *pushes emo to the ground and ridacules*
Emo: *just stares at him*
...see what we have to go through...

by TheFallenOutCast January 3, 2008