Emo

Short for emotional-hardcore:
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

by Willbert. July 22, 2009

emo

Emo is not many of the things people believe it to be!
emo is infact an emotional person/teenager who thinks life is bad
- it is

emo is not wrist slitting music or cloths!

by Lauralou January 17, 2008

emo

A type of style that consists of hair (typically dyed black, dark brown, or bleach blonde) that covers the side of ones face, tight skinny jeans, body piercings or modifications, and eyeliner. Emo's follow bands such as Hawthrone Heights, Panic at the Disco, Paramore ect. Emo is not to be confused with depression as many emo's are not depressed and just like the style.

Look at that dude standing right there he's emo.

by Queen of the sluts January 11, 2008

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.
er.

the world is so bleak 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...im so emo it hurts.

by paige1 January 10, 2009

emo

Most people who call themselves "emo" aren't even really emo. They are stupid teenagers, usually between the ages of 12 and 16. They listen to bands like "My Chemical Romance" and "Fallout Boy", which, in they're twisted minds, makes them cool.
They spend the day at school, causing drama, but at the same time act like they hate it. They're also very attention craved and will make up stories to get more of it.
You'll see a lot of "emo's" on myspace, posting pictures they took with their new $250 digital camera. They'll put the pictures in black and white, cover their face with their bangs, and even take the picture blurry to attempt to appear better looking. They'll also take pictures at ridiculous angles, sometimes revealing their chests, not so inconspicuously.
They tend to have screen names with a lot of "X's" in them like, xXxBrokenXheartxXx and XXcrystalxtearzxX.
They tend to hang out at fast food restraints such as Burger King and Mc. Donald’s. BEWARE! Associating with an "emo" will only bring trouble, because, in fact they aren't really emo, but attention craved morons.

xXxBrokenXheartxXx- hey i'm emo
XXcrystalxtearzxX- hey
xXxBrokenXheartxXx- i saw yer pic on myspace yer hott
XXcrystalxtearzxX- thx
xXxBrokenXheartxXx- so do yew wanna hook up sometime?
XXcrystalxtearzxX- kewlness where?
xXxBrokenXheartxXx- how about Burger King
XXcrystalxtearzxX- alrite i mite be ther i mite not ;)
xXxBrokenXheartxXx- okay

by 22Alexa22 September 6, 2008

emo

bad music. also equivalent to metal as demonstrated by the following equation:

Emo = Bad music
Metal = Bad music
Therefore, emo = metal, because they're both bad.

Gorthus: Man Bullet for my Valentine is sooooo good and Red Hot Chili Peppers suck!
Kevin: Stop dissin good music and saying emo music is good. Clown.

by xMrSprinklesx October 28, 2007

Emo

It's not people who cut themselves, or hate themselves and life. Not people who dress in skinny jeans with hair over their eye and band tee's. Emo came from emotive music and people began saying things like they cut themselves or all they do is cry, when that style became popular. Emo is really just a style of music that has meaning to it. Instead of things like 'Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus' that has no depth, there is songs like 'Miserable At Best by Mayday Parade' that has depth. Basically, emo came about to label people who have a sensitive side.

Typical stereo type.
Person #1- That guy is wearing skinny jeans and isn't smiling, he must be emo.
Person #2- Yeah. He probably cuts himself every night.
*Person 1 and 2 start laughing*

by Just_Saying May 30, 2010