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Emo

Someone who listens to music with a deeper meaning and uses it to find themselves. Emos usually wear black and have a general dislike for other humans. Most emos like bands such as my chemical romance, panic! at the disco, fall out boy, falling in reverse, Green Day, paramore, all time low, bring me the horizon, and many others. Some emos can be found wearing heaven eye makeup, usually black eyeliner.
Person 1: OMG Emos are just gross suicidal freaks

Anyone smart: Educate yourself dumbass.
Anyone smart 2: Emo people are just like you but with better taste in music.
by GeekyOtter February 5, 2017
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Emo

A young adult/teenager who cuts their wrists, arms, legs, etc.

The true emos are the one's that actually do the cutting because they have a lot of things in their life that seem to go wrong, and they are not always just the people who wear skinny jeans, scarfs, black side swept hair.
Word to the wise:

If you want to help your emotional friend stop cutting,

Don't: Threaten to tell someone, Tell them to stop cutting, Say that it makes them ugly.

Do: Be there for them, Hang around with them a lot and let them know you are there for them, Say how much you care for them, & Rather than saying to stop cutting do something about it.
by UnknownGirl32 January 29, 2010
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Emo

a human who likes to color black and likes hard rock music and who has a lot of depression
O my Gosh do u see that kid they look so emo. We should help them out
by Blue sparkle January 11, 2015
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Emo

A style of music relating to mostly underground bands, or music not popular to the self proclaimed 'in crowd'. Common listeners follow trends set by the lead singers of these bands, including skinny jeans, horn-rimmed glasses and band t-shirts. Incredibly false accusations of the term 'emo' include the opinions that people who listen to this style of music have mental disorders such as depression or bipolar depression, and that most all of them SI, or self injure, meaning they cut themselves.

Bands who produce 'emo' music include Fall Out Boy, Flyleaf, Suicide Silence, Bring Me The Horizon and several other bands listed under the categories of 'screamo' or 'punk'. People often think the teens who listen to this music mimick the lyrics to the songs, which created the steryotyp that anyone wearing skinny jeans, horn rimmed glasses, black skin tight tops or have the 'emo hairstyle' (layered and teased, mulitcolored) go along are instantly emo.
"Like my skinnies?"
"Wow, you're emo."
by ImNot Emo December 2, 2009
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Emo

A subculture in which you can see people wearing lots of black, ripped clothing with black hair, eyeliner, and piercings. They do not seem to care what other people think a lot of the time and wear lots of dark clothing. They generally have an aura of depressiveness and/or angst about them and can be antisocial all of the time or sometimes because of their nature or personal experiences in their past. Emo music is generally music that has an underlying message of hating oneself, or hating what they have become or talking about death, self harm, or other forms of pain. It is typically a bit softer than hard rock, but more hardcore than pop or easy listening rock. Emos also typically self harm themselves, mainly because they are of the mindset that they hate themselves. Obviously not every emo self harms, and not every emo self harms for that reason, but it is very common.

An emo should NOT be mistaken as the same thing as a goth. Goths wear lots of vampirical dress, and are generally more interested in the evil, satanic sort of thing. Emos are upset at themselves or the world and are closed off, they aren't necessarily unfriendly though, lots of emos I know are very nice, but they are typically not the type to be all outgoing and bubbly.
I'm an emo, I wear thick eyeliner and I cry alone in my room everyday, and if you have a problem with me then leave because I have been through enough hell to deal with you.
by wildflowersandblood July 24, 2015
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emo

basically means you listen to different punk bands, and (or) screamo, if thats what you like. It has nothing to do with cutting, but although some emo's include cutting because cutting is an emotional disorder where you feel relief in hurting yourself due to internal feelings, but caused externally. Most emos are very shy at first, but optimistic when you begin to get to know them, they are often judged because of what they wear. And to be honest, being emo is just a style. Just like preppy is a style, and grunge is a style.

Alot of people tend to think lead singer of the band BLACK VEIL BRIDES andy biersack is emo, but he isn't...he just dresses that way. He's also reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sexy.

But the whole stereotype thing started with fucking myspace, so......
sally: Hey, are you emo all of a sudden or somethin'?
Terry: No...
sally: well i just see that you have cuts, and that your hair is dyed different colors, and you listen to metal..
Terry:uh...lots of people dye their hair

sally:...
Terry: and lots of people cut..
Sally:...
Teryy: and metal has been a genre in music for a long time..
sally: but you wear a ton of black!
Terry: you're wearing black right now..
Sally:but you have on mascara!
Terry: and so do you..
Sally:but..screaming isn't music!
Terry: and nor is auto-tune but i don't make fun of you..
Sally:but why are you so pale?!
Terry: thats just my skin, sally
sally: well...
Terry: emo is justa style in clothing, sally...just like ghetto fabulous is
sally:LoL
Terry:same........
by thatonegirlfromtheblock March 18, 2015
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emo

by stoner hoe July 29, 2018
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