emo

soft-edge, acoustic alternative music with emotive (usually male) vocals, modern chord patterns, and lyrics shot through with the eternal themes of love and loss in endless variation. Genre originated by David Gates and Bread in the late 1960's (exs.: "If", "Diary", "Baby, I'm A Want You") but known then as "soft rock."

Oooh, that song is sooo emo - it could be, like, you know.. the theme for prom this year!

by croonercruiser April 13, 2008

emo

emo;
usually a fasion style,
most setirotypical people referre to emo's as people who "slit their wrists", but in many cases that is not true.
that is just someone who self harms.

emo style;
converse/vans
black skinny jeans
band t's
coloured eyeliner, most commenly black
snake bites or angel bites
styled coloured hair, again mostly black
frindge

by charr... June 22, 2008

Emo

"Emo" is another word for "faggot" in which angsty teens dress up in black and pretend to have it bad while they live in their nice surburban home in a gated community so they can generate attention.

Beyond contrary belief, emos come in two colors: white and pale. Each having to do with how long one is an emo.

Emo: I'm going to bitch and moan about how much my life sucks in this nice surburban home I have, wasting my time complaining instead of doing something constructive while-

Everyone in response: STFU!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Icemoutin July 22, 2009

emo

a perverse blend of gay, punk and goth managing somehow to combine the worst aspects of each

emos are a homosexual, self-destructive group that will soon die out due to their obsession with suicide.

by Nik-Naks October 13, 2008

emo

A person who usually acts depressed, dresses in very tight clothing (i.e, if male retro Vans skate shoes and sometimes womens jeans), listens to indie music, and in quite a few cases has life very good and just looks for something to be depressed about, but usually has no reason to be (or usually just act) depressed. They also usually have hair over one side of their face (see "AFI").

Guy 1. "dude, is he wearing womens jeans?"

Guy 2. "yeah, he's emo, or he thinks he is"

by Andres aKa El Rey August 4, 2007

emo

kids pretend life sucks but in reality all is good. its just an exuse to steal trends from punks, metal heads, and goths. and also most of them are bi.

emo kids are fags

by blackmetal666 January 28, 2009

Emo

a genre which has lost its meaning over the years and now currently consists of mostly 14-19 year olds, mostly consisting of wearing black clothes, tight ripped pants (if you're a guy) or short slutty skirts with fishnet stockings (if you're a girl), hair worn in a certain retarded manner, jewelry from Hot Topic, requires listening to Dashboard Confessional, etc. These people all strive to be unique but somehow all end up the same. It is easy to identify an emo by the typically downcast look, hair combed over half the face, and real (or fake) cut marks on their arms. 95% of the people thrown into this class get off on creating drama around them, whileas in all reality their lives are not that bad. Typically "misunderstood" by anyone not in their clique (meaning the rest of civilized humanity), they often misconstrue themselves as aspiring geniuses, poets, artists, etc. see also delusions of grandeur for insight on the common emo's thought process. These people usually grow out of this stage by age 18 or 19, realizing that in all reality, the world does not give a fuck if your puppy died when you were 12...and it was the only real friend you had.

Emo: "my puppy died when i was 12, it was the only real friend that i ever had that understood me *cut cut*"
Common Person: "wow, you're...pathetic."

by RoflicerOfTheLawl January 16, 2008