1. A type of scene kid typically wears tight clothing black, hair over one eye etc.
2. A fan of emotive hardcore (writes of spring etc.) who may or may not follow definition of 1.
3. a angsty teenage suburbanite who believes thier life sucks, often even when its good, may listen to emotive hardcore (or simple plan etc.), and dresses as described in definition 1. Also may slit wrists and than show of scars.
4.a derogatory term used by traditional hardcore fans to describe fans of emotive hardcore.(circa 1980's)
5. A term that is way overused in some instances*.
2. A fan of emotive hardcore (writes of spring etc.) who may or may not follow definition of 1.
3. a angsty teenage suburbanite who believes thier life sucks, often even when its good, may listen to emotive hardcore (or simple plan etc.), and dresses as described in definition 1. Also may slit wrists and than show of scars.
4.a derogatory term used by traditional hardcore fans to describe fans of emotive hardcore.(circa 1980's)
5. A term that is way overused in some instances*.
by Shroom2 October 11, 2008
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Get the EMO mug.Desensitised word that is used by any person who likes, or is affiliated with rap,or who enjoys crap music in generla. It is a term used to encompass any form of rock music in a derogatory way. Originally referring to a narrow genre of Emotive metal and hard rock, it was used by MTV and other music channels to describe a bunch of bands who dress a certain way. People who listen to a certain type of music BECAUSE of the way they dress(ie skinny jeans, tight shirts) can be described as Emos(note the diffence to dressing a certain way to reflect their music choice). Emo is now a style of dress more than anything. Emos can also be described as hissy cutters. Emo was originally a type of good ol' fashioned pioneer rock and metal. But now its a word that is thrown around and makes all true rocker cringe.
Rap Guy: man, you listen to system of a down and Alice Copper and stuff? What an Emo!
Rock Guy: Shut up you inferior being, you know nothing. May your children be consumed by a thousand hungry spiders.
Rock Guy: Shut up you inferior being, you know nothing. May your children be consumed by a thousand hungry spiders.
by Mattchew B August 15, 2007
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emo is infact an emotional person/teenager who thinks life is bad
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emo is infact an emotional person/teenager who thinks life is bad
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by Lauralou January 17, 2008
Get the emo mug.Emo is not people who cut themselves or hate the world. Emo's do not hate themsevles either. Emo is not another word for gothic. A person who cuts themself is a cutter not an emo. Emo people are realist. Just because you are emo that doesn't mean you don't believe in God. People misunderstand emo people so much. I just wanted to inform people what emo is not.
Depression is also not alway emo!
by Elise_M January 6, 2008
Get the emo mug.1.Someone who thinks their life sucks even when it doesn't.
2. A type of music.
3. Also known as a scene kid, not to be mistaken for emo.
2. A type of music.
3. Also known as a scene kid, not to be mistaken for emo.
Girl: I saw this hot emo kid at the mall.
Girl2: What did he look like?
Girl: Black hair and tight jeans.
Girl2: What did he look like?
Girl: Black hair and tight jeans.
by Blakehfghfhjtgjujr October 2, 2007
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An 80's subgenre of hardcore punk which in itself is a genre of punk rock, used to define creative, angsty, and melodromatic bands that WERE PUNK, yet at the same time, to creative and knowing too many guitar chords to be classified as punk.
The term was invented by fans of Rites of Spring, a hardcore punk band looking to break out of the D.C. hardcore punk scene and create a unique sound.
Emotional-hardcore, often shortened to emocore, or emo, was very short lived, as were many of the bands in it.
After emo came indie, post-hardcore, screamo, and post-emo.
The term has been borrowed by asshole teenagers that constantly shop at Hot Topic, wear skinny jeans, black eye liner, and hear infront of their eyes, and listen to nothing but pop punk, metalcore, the pussified version of death metal, and post-hardcore.
How to identify emo:
-IF THE BAND IS NOT A PUNK BAND, THEN THEY ARE NOT AN EMO BAND.
-IF THE BAND USES GUTTURAL VOCALS, HAS A BREAKDOWN, OR HAS A DOUBLE BASS, THEY AREN'T EMO.
-IF THE LYRICS ARE "POETIC" PIECES OF CRAP ABOUT EX-GIRLFRIENDS, SUICIDE, OR SUICIDE, THEY AREN'T EMO.
-YOU ARE NOT EMO.
-IF THE BAND IS AROUND TODAY, AND IS INFLUENCED BY HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THEY ARE NOT EMO.
The Northern Eastern SCENE KID that wears nothing but black is somehow mistaken for emo, but is sadly, still scene kid.
An 80's subgenre of hardcore punk which in itself is a genre of punk rock, used to define creative, angsty, and melodromatic bands that WERE PUNK, yet at the same time, to creative and knowing too many guitar chords to be classified as punk.
The term was invented by fans of Rites of Spring, a hardcore punk band looking to break out of the D.C. hardcore punk scene and create a unique sound.
Emotional-hardcore, often shortened to emocore, or emo, was very short lived, as were many of the bands in it.
After emo came indie, post-hardcore, screamo, and post-emo.
The term has been borrowed by asshole teenagers that constantly shop at Hot Topic, wear skinny jeans, black eye liner, and hear infront of their eyes, and listen to nothing but pop punk, metalcore, the pussified version of death metal, and post-hardcore.
How to identify emo:
-IF THE BAND IS NOT A PUNK BAND, THEN THEY ARE NOT AN EMO BAND.
-IF THE BAND USES GUTTURAL VOCALS, HAS A BREAKDOWN, OR HAS A DOUBLE BASS, THEY AREN'T EMO.
-IF THE LYRICS ARE "POETIC" PIECES OF CRAP ABOUT EX-GIRLFRIENDS, SUICIDE, OR SUICIDE, THEY AREN'T EMO.
-YOU ARE NOT EMO.
-IF THE BAND IS AROUND TODAY, AND IS INFLUENCED BY HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THEY ARE NOT EMO.
The Northern Eastern SCENE KID that wears nothing but black is somehow mistaken for emo, but is sadly, still scene kid.
Scene kid, "I just bought the new Alesana CD, 'Where Myth Fades to Legend, they're so emo, Shawn cries at the end of track 9 *pretends to be sad*'".
Kid who knows better, "Woah, there are still emo bands around? I didn't even know you liked punk".
Scene kid, "No, they aren't punk, they're a metal/emo/screamo band. Shawn is so hott."
Kid who knows better, "You're a fucking idiot."
Some real emo bands are:
-Rites of Spring
-Cap'n Jazz
-Mineral
-Frodus
Some bands idiotically mistaken for emo are:
-Fall Out Boy
-Hawthorne Heights
-Alesana
-Saosin
-My Chemical Romance
-30 Seconds to Mars
-Bring Me the Horizon
-Attack! Attack! (the U.S. band)
-Drop Dead Gorgeous
-Suicide Silence
-A Day to Remember
-Saosin
-The Jonas Brothers (it's been said)
-Paramore
-Flyleaf
-Bullet for My Valentine
-Good Charlotte
-Sunny Day Real Estate
Kid who knows better, "Woah, there are still emo bands around? I didn't even know you liked punk".
Scene kid, "No, they aren't punk, they're a metal/emo/screamo band. Shawn is so hott."
Kid who knows better, "You're a fucking idiot."
Some real emo bands are:
-Rites of Spring
-Cap'n Jazz
-Mineral
-Frodus
Some bands idiotically mistaken for emo are:
-Fall Out Boy
-Hawthorne Heights
-Alesana
-Saosin
-My Chemical Romance
-30 Seconds to Mars
-Bring Me the Horizon
-Attack! Attack! (the U.S. band)
-Drop Dead Gorgeous
-Suicide Silence
-A Day to Remember
-Saosin
-The Jonas Brothers (it's been said)
-Paramore
-Flyleaf
-Bullet for My Valentine
-Good Charlotte
-Sunny Day Real Estate
by Willbert. July 22, 2009
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