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emo

Emo is a fashion and music style that originated in the 1980's. Emo music consists of screaming, and ncredibly poetic lyrics. It is short for Emotional Hardcore, as it began as a form of punk rock. Emo bands include (but are not exclusive too): My Chemical Romance, Aiden, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Panic! At The Disco, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Hawthorne Heights, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Escape The Fate, Die Mannequin, AFI, The Academy Is.., Cute Is What We Aim For, Dashboard Confessional, From First To Lst, Funeral For A Friend, Rites Of Spring, Silverstien, Thrice, Thursday, Coheed And Cambria, and Underoath. Some emo, such as PATD, has been known to have a dance/techno aspect to it.

Emo fashion is far more easier to define. When it comes to hair, black is usually the staple, although any colour is acceptable (my natural hair colour is actually barbie doll blonde). Hair normally covers half the face, and is straight. Spikes in the back is also emo. Clothes are mostly black, with the odd flouresant colour (such as pink) mixed in. Emo's wear ties, and scarves in just about any colour. An emo shirt is most likely a tight fitting black t with an emo band name on it, or anything from Nightmare Before Christmas or Emily The Strange.

Pants are ALWAYS tight-fitting skinny jeans. No exception. A girl can wear a black skirt overtop, or tight-black leggings (black with skulls is better) and the skirt. Denim in this situation is also acceptable.

Shoes can be converse, or vans. Writing on them (and your jeans) adds a nice touch.

Gloves are a staple of emo, if you can get them fingerless, even better.

Emo can also take on a gothic-hybrid style. Dress shirts and lace can be your best friend. ^^

Make sure you wear thick black eyeliner, black, purple, or grey eyeshadow, and black nailpolsh. Even if your a guy. Trust me, it's hot.

Also, I will say this once, and once only. Emo does NOT mean gay, depressed, or cutting. Emo kids are just being themselves.
Emo song lyric: The truth, is you could slit my throat, and with my one last gasping breath, I'll apologize for bleeding on your shirt.
by Kelsey (an emo/goth kid) April 12, 2008
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emo

guys who happen to be women. i hate emos more than they hate themselves.
emo kid's thoughts: girls think guys in girl pants is hot. girls think emotional guys are worth sleeping with. lets go emo.
by ihateemos July 25, 2007
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emo

1)A term, that as of late, has come to brand anything that people don't like that shows more emotion than being a "smart-ass" and not caring or being "gansta".

2) A way for people to vent their insecurities onto another person without being hated by the rest of the general population.
"He's so emo, he has long hair that covers some of his face!" -A Dumbass
by profile 1 April 1, 2007
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emo

a sad cheap imitation of goth. cries over anything and everything. stupid hair cuts like the angst bangs that hang over one eye so you can peer out at people showin the whole world the secret pain of self mutilation you hide in your soul and show on your arms.
the world is so bleak for an emo that i must cut myself but do it wrong so i dont actually die and i can continue to go on *not* enjoying the pain life has to offer.
by cissi hinderliter January 10, 2008
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emo

Distressed kid that just can't cut it in the gothic world, so he lowers his standards to a depressed emo kid
"Fuck satan! i can't do this anymore im demoting myself to an emo kid. Hours are better and I am fucking sick of that satanic book its too shallow and unemotional."
by Ev Dawg May 9, 2007
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emo

a sad cheap imitation of goth. cries over anything and everything. stupid hair cuts like the angst bangs that hang over one eye so you can peer out at people showin the whole world the secret pain of self mutilation you hide in your soul and show on your arms.
the world is so bleak for an emo that i must cut myself but do it wrong so i dont actually die and i can continue to go on *not* enjoying the pain life has to offer.
by Paige1 January 8, 2009
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Emos

People with nightvision. Have a tendancy to use their super power simply for writing bad poetry.
Lisa is an emo, thus she is part of the emos
by Para July 8, 2005
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