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the people that you make fun of because you have nothing better to do.

the people that you think do things for attention, when really, you know nothing about them.

the people that have mood swings.. good or bad, they have them.

the people that no, you may not understand, but that's not always the case.

the people who may be scene, BUT THEY AREN'T THE SAME FUCKING THING.
if a person smiles a lot, but you notice cuts on their wrists & discomfort around certain people, they may be emo.
emo by mssoftballchk December 31, 2007
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Emo is short for emotional, or emotionally hard-core. It is used to define either hard-core music, a hard-core style of clothing, and even lifestyles. The most common use of the term is to describe one who is clinically depressed, and possibly cuts themselves, writes depressing poetry, seems homosexual, wears eyeliner, usual attire is black,overreacts to small problems often and even writes suicide notes.
An emo person

An emo song (lyrics: slit my wrist, etc.)

Emo clothing (usually black, BUT NO FISHNETS! FISHNETS ARE GOTH!!! Thick eyeglasses, wristbands,etc)

Emo styled hair (black, bangs hang in face & usually cover up one eye)

Emo bands- My Chemical Romance, the Cure, Jimmy Eat World, Placebo, Hawthorne Heights, etc.

Anything really depressing
Emo by Sharrol February 25, 2008
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young person who is a fuckin' loser looking for an aceptible way to vent and induce negitive feelings, reactions, and behaviors for no apparent reason other than to gain attention.
Any person who may cut themselves for no other reason than to experience, as a way to release pain, a morbidy more plesurable rush in life....IE Cutting myself makes me feel: more complete, less of a loser, or is done as a form of self punishment. These sorry fucks are EMO. EMO is their name and they either may have infected vaginas or puss oozing dicks. MORE POWER TO YOU FAGGOTS.......OH, YOU HAVE NO POWER
Emo by I AM A GOTH GOD, NIGGER October 17, 2008
It's like goth for pussies!
Hey, Emo, you might want to be goth, but you're really just a pussy! Did I make you cry, pussy?
Emo by Browndell June 13, 2009
to all the ppl who r dissing emos and providing ur steroetypical definition of wat we r and wat we do-u r probly all stupid faggy preps-ur not emo anyways so how would u know.
i would be a prep but i cant get my head that far up my ass
emo is love.
emo by vnhiqce July 30, 2008
A Person Who Is Emotional. The Tend To Slit There Wrists Becuse They Are Emo ABout Something.
My Mum Won't Let Me Buy The New Black Skinny Leg Jeans :'( Im Feeling Emo **Slit**
emo by ¢¾Eric¢¾ September 6, 2008
depressed person, usually teenagers who hate their lives, write fucked up poetry, and complain about how their life sucks. most emo's are posers, but there are some genuinely depressed people out there. EMO is a variation of GOTH and QUEER.

"Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance." - Sir Isaac Newton
Ugh, that emo kid was cutting himself behind the school. I saw him.
emo by sdfgdasasdf February 22, 2008