by Neil Patterson January 05, 2008
short for "emotional punk" started in the 90's with bands like fugazi. i dont like them, but hey what do i know. emo is a type of music not a fashion trend, or hair-do. emo doesnt mean "im going to go cut myself." that is a massicist. i listen to emotional punk, and i have no desire to cut myself, or cut my hair so that it drapes my face. if you call this genre of music "emo," then you might as well call everything from country to rap emo, because the majority is all about heartache or tragedy.
"that kid has tight pants, and wierd hair! i bet he cuts himself, and then cries himself to sleep everynight!" thats not emo.
by spener May 27, 2007
Or emotional. People who slit their own wrists or cry over nothing. Also people who are extremly depressed and have "fun" at graveyards.
by The Crag June 10, 2006
a person who is probably well off but looks for problems in their life and makes them 10 times worse then they are
Emo 1: yo man my mom cant even afford the new ipod for me
Emo 2: omg yo u have it sooo bad
Emo 1: yahh dude i know *cuts themself* im so poor
ME: then y were u wearing coach today
Emo 1: ummm....
Emo 2: omg yo u have it sooo bad
Emo 1: yahh dude i know *cuts themself* im so poor
ME: then y were u wearing coach today
Emo 1: ummm....
by LIL A IS THE BOMB LYK TICK TIC February 02, 2009
Stupid ugly white boys who think they are hard core but really look like huge fags and ware their sisters pants.All emos deserve to die since thats that their music says.I find them a waste of space and maybe if they wernt so ugly they wouldnt be so depressed!
by Kiirsten March 22, 2007
cool emo: a kid who likes wearing clothing that he wants to wears , whether it be black or blue or green.doesnt want to have friends but has a select few people he hangs out with. doesnt care what other people say about him. has a real hobby other than writing in some gay ass journal. probably plays a guitar or another instrument. likes a good band whether it be deth metal, emo, punk, or classical.not afraid to admit he got that slayer shirt at goodwill.
gay emo: an emo that wears excessive makeup, black hair dye, only listens to sences fail and AFI.constantly complain about how much his life sucks. always looks out for emo chicks to go out with.
gay emo: an emo that wears excessive makeup, black hair dye, only listens to sences fail and AFI.constantly complain about how much his life sucks. always looks out for emo chicks to go out with.
COOL EMO: dude, wazzup. did you go to that awesome zepplin concert a week ago? i fuckin cheered them on the whole time dude!
GAY EMO: hi... i went to that AFI concert and cut 2 cuts that only went 1 millimeter in my skin. im so badass i sat there and cried the whole time. plus i made sure to complain that my life sucks
GAY EMO: hi... i went to that AFI concert and cut 2 cuts that only went 1 millimeter in my skin. im so badass i sat there and cried the whole time. plus i made sure to complain that my life sucks
by thedeadly random name April 29, 2008
The emo subculture originated in the late 1980's-1990's. It started off meaning "Emotive" or "Emoticore" refering to a type of hardcore punk. The original emo bands were ones such as Rites of Spring (who claim their fans started the term emo), and Embrace.
During the late 1990's faded from it's place in the mainstream, but did exist. One of this time's signifigant emo conerstones was Weezers album "Pinkerton".
From 2000 on emo came back (harder than ever!). When emo came back, it's true meaning was somewhat lost and certain fasets of the true emo culture changed. "Emo" now is said to stand for "emotional" and many bands that emo people listen to are a very washed down, pop, sad version of punk. Such modern emo bands are Dashboard Confesional, and Further Seems Forever. With it's change of meaning modern emo's act very emotional. Often they show signs of depression, wearing black and having a very pessimistic view of the world.
During the late 1990's faded from it's place in the mainstream, but did exist. One of this time's signifigant emo conerstones was Weezers album "Pinkerton".
From 2000 on emo came back (harder than ever!). When emo came back, it's true meaning was somewhat lost and certain fasets of the true emo culture changed. "Emo" now is said to stand for "emotional" and many bands that emo people listen to are a very washed down, pop, sad version of punk. Such modern emo bands are Dashboard Confesional, and Further Seems Forever. With it's change of meaning modern emo's act very emotional. Often they show signs of depression, wearing black and having a very pessimistic view of the world.
Person 1: God I hate these fake emo people!
Person 2: They aren't fake emo, they are modern emo.
Person 1: They still annoy the crap out of me!
Person 2: Me too.
Person 2: They aren't fake emo, they are modern emo.
Person 1: They still annoy the crap out of me!
Person 2: Me too.
by Stewie Griffin Roxs my Soxs December 26, 2008