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1.) A sub-genre of punk rock that features emotional lyrics. Some popular Emo bamds are MY Chemical Romance, The Used, 30 Seconds To Mars, Owl City, The Acadamy Is......., Death Cab For Cutie, and Black Veil Brides.
2.) A melodramatic teenager who listenes to emo music, dresses in black skinney jeans, black converse high tops, a tight-fighting black band shirt, and dye their hair black. a commen misconception is that emo's cut themselves, but thats not true.
Poser Emo- " lets go cut ourselves and be emo!"
real emo- " poser"
Emo by pink floyd is awsome June 6, 2010
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1: A made up music genre. 2: A music genre that sucks(sorry emos its horrible music. And I like emos but there isn't one great band). 3: A subcoulture with guys and hot girls. They are so misunderstood.
The music sucks but the emos are cool
emo by sage thunder April 14, 2010
In this day and age, "emo" is now the definition for numerous things such as the way someone dresses; certain genres of music; the way people act; a mood and also someone who feels the need to self harm.

Emo originally derrived from the sub-genre of punk known as hardcore punk in the late 80s and lived on from there.

"Emo" music as it is commonly called, is typically music filled with long high pitched screams, continous off beats, a guitar riff that is usually on 3 string and at one side of guitar. And all of this for the Teenagers who want to be someone they are not and want attention from their peers as they believe their life is far harder than anyone elses and that no one understands them or how hard their life is.
Emo is someone who is too skinny, poses and listens to other peoples music about how "bad" their lives are.
Emo by Philip1304 April 18, 2010
a small, spineless, ratite teenager, Emo (Dramaticus) cuttingaeskinaeforattentionae, of America, resembling the goth but smaller and having comparatively no spine, neck, or testicles.

the emo was first sighted in the early-1980s in Washington D.C, but was put on the endangered list in the late-1980s. in the 1990s, the emo made a comeback, before once again returning underground. In the mid-2000s, the first emos returned from underground, in their present day form.
1)
John: Clyde is such an emo.

Ismael: I know, all he does is cut himself and cry like a little bitch.

2)
Jerry: My chemical romance is such a great emo band.

Kenneth: I cut myself to them.

3)
George: When did my testicles get so small?

Jose: When you started cutting yourself and whining about all the tiny little things in your life that don't effect anyone else.

George: Everyone makes fun of me! My life sucks! I'm going to go listen to Thursday.
emo by beaclethegreatone May 1, 2010
a rare species amidst a world of gangstas (aha, jk); emo- its a crappy stereotype and another way to call someone a cutter. the stereotype= sad depressed 'scene'(another stereotype) styled person who cries all the time and hates life and cuts/burns/whatever form of self inflicted abuse themselves. --> basically somebodies ignorant butt left their imagination stray while thinking of 'scene kids' and added a twist. (twist being that emo kids hurt themselves)
saying, "i hate my life, nobody loves me, i'm all alone in this world. diary and ipod, you're my best friends." is something that would get you carted into the stereotype of emo.
Emo by engridsykes October 7, 2010
emo is well, many things from many different points a view so thing they are just "fags" who dress weird. some look at the root of the word emo emotive hardcore/emocore, a type pf music. some branch off from the root of the word emo, they see it as a way to dress which came from the "emo" bands and their fans way of dressing. their there are those who see it as people who cut themselves or hurt themselves in some way. then there the people on the other side of this, the people who preform the music, dress in tight clothing and band t-shirts, and the people with emotional problem of some sort. the band just are taking advantage of the new emo crowds growth. the people who dress emo see it as fashion or a way to express themselves. the people with emotional problems vary widely from have a self esteem issues depression personality disorders excreta. these are often caused by people judge them in some way, no matter how lard the judgment was.
outsider to emo1:did you hear that new punk band?
outsider 2:yeah but their not punk their EMO, whatever that means.

outsider1:did you notice that emo guy from English?
outsider2:yeah he was like decked out is skinny stuff

outsider1:hey emo go cut yourself!
insider to emo1: hey fuck you!
emo by thatonedudeyourealywanttohit November 19, 2010