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Emo

Although usually meant to describe a music style, lifestyle, hairstyle, clothing style &c, Emo is actually:

1. a town in Ireland (Emo, County Laois)
2. a town in Canada (Emo, Ontario)
3. a racetrack in Emo, Ontario (Emo Speedway)
4. a nightclub in Austin, Texas (Emo's)
5. a 16th century villa by Andrea Palladio (Villa Emo)
6. an Irish oil distribution brand (Emo Oil)
7. an American entertainer and comedian (Emo Philips)

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo
1. It was so pretty when i spent the summer in Emo.
2. It be dam near freezin up der in Emo, eh? (all Canadians and Minnesotans talk like this)
3. Didja see dat big crash down der at da Emo Speedway?
4. You hear the band at Emo's last night? They were dam good
5. I saw this special with Bob Vila an A&E, end they had a whole bunch of stuff about Villa Emo in Italy.
6. I've got to get a spot of petrol at the Emo down the lane.
7. I love Emo Philips' use of Paraprosdokians in his acts.
by The Toughbook Guy February 16, 2008
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Emo

Here's a REAL, NON-STEREOTYPED definition of the word "Emo".

What is emo? Most people view emo as a type of person. Someone who cuts themselves, hates the world, and wears tight clothing. Others view emo as a genre of music including bands such as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! At the Disco. Most people use emo to describe what is really called scene.

What does the word emo mean? Most people believe emo is short for emotional, as in an emotional person or emotional music. Others believe it’s short for emotional hardcore.

Emo cannot mean emotional because then everything would be emo. Everything has emotions- all music, all people. Emo would become an all-encompassing, very vague, word that could be used to describe many things.

The term emo is short for emotive hardcore. It was first used by the members of Rites of Spring in a 1985 interview in Flipside Magazine. Emo is not popular, and there are no mainstream emo bands. You will not hear emo on the radio.

Hopefully this will set everybody straight. **Source!: www.emotivehardcore.com**
REAL emo bands:

1. Rites of Spring

2.Embrace

3.Moss Icon

4.Indian Summer

5.I Hate Myself

6.Belle Epoque

7.Antioch Arrow

8.Amanda Woodward

9.Twelve Hour Turn

10.The Sea, The Sea

11.Yage

12.Aussitôt Mort

Remember how the definition stated that Emo is NOT a popular genre? Well, these are all the bands that are NOT Emo:

30 Seconds to Mars

A Vain Attempt

AFI

Aiden

Alesana

All American Rejects

Armor for Sleep

Atreyu

Avenged Sevenfold

Billy Talent

Bless The Fall

Boys Like Girls

Bright Eyes

Bring Me the Horizon

Bullet for my Valentine

Chiodos

Coheed and Cambria

Cute is What We Aim For

Dashboard Confessional

The Devil Wears Prada

Emery

Enter Shakiri

Escape the Fate

Evanescence

Fall Out Boy

Flyleaf

From Autumn to Ashes

From First to Last

Funeral for a Friend

Green Day

Hawthorne Heights

HIM

Kill Hannah

Killswitch Engage

Linkin Park

Lost Prophets

Madina Lake

Marilyn Manson

Mayday Parade

My Chemical Romance

Panic! At the Disco

Papa Roach

Paramore

Plain White T's

Rise Against

Saosin

Say Anything

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Senses Fail

Silverstein

System of a Down

Taking Back Sunday

The Academy Is

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Used

Three Days Grace

Tokio Hotel

Underoath
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Emo

A waste of a perfectly-good set of tits.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that you're emo.
by Grammar_Nazi July 25, 2008
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Emo

the music sub-genre of one of the gayest forms, if u are emo, you are fucking stupid
emo
shitty haircuts
fucking drain pipe trousers
cry at anything
by leeeee June 24, 2007
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Emo

emo is a way to stop your self from killing your selfs. emo is slowly but painfully cut the wrist. most of the time on the oposite hand you write with. so emo is plainly and exscape from your self and you intensions of pain or death. most people think emo is wearing tite pants and dark make-up. bt most emos a very secret about there emo-ness. they dress like everyone else and usally have a fake smile that you think is real an they make you think there super happy but they aren't......
ok for example.... i tohru am emo i cut my self ALOT. i do it so i wont try to O.D. or do worse. its my way to stay alive and to know im alive...... i know that sounds weird and all but it meand many of the people i know in this world.....
oh and if you are emo then you understand and if you aren't try your best to.... ok us emo's are the way we are and cantbe change so easyly as you think..... oh yes and the reason we like our scares is because they remind us of the pain... and the pain is what keeps us here.... oh and most emos hide there cuts on there legs or sides so you can't see them unless you get very close to them .......
by tohru-kun April 14, 2007
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Emo

A subspecies of humanoid-like creatures that have pale white pelts and often have large tufts of black hair covering most of their bodies.
Emos, also 'Emo Kids', have very lonely, whiney personalities. Emo Kids have a strong tendency to cry even when the slightest mishap affects their daily lives. Sometimes, once in a blue moon, an Emo Kid may turn aggressive because of this. It is best to stay away from an Emo Kid, because one of these two things will happen if you don't:
a) The Emo Kid will rip you to shreds with it's vampiric teeth and it's Freddy Krouger claws. (This is extremely rare. Often, aggressive Emos are called Goth. It's a very common misconception that all emos are goths, but this is very untrue.)
b) This is the more common one. You too will dye your hair black, wear tight-fitting clothing, and listen to fake wannabe bands like My Chemical Romance.
Now, if you do want to stay away from Emo Kids, here is what to look out for:
. Snow White skin.
. Most Emos have either no eyes or only one eye. Look out for this the most.
. Black hair.
. Tight jeans.
. Tons of mascara and eyeliner. Sometimes, glitter and red eyeshadow may also be involved.
. A black shirt that says something faggish such as 'I don't love you.'
. Black boots.
. A tie. Most female Emos own one.
. Hm. Sometimes, Emos may be wearing arm socks, but telling you to stay away from people in arm socks is a little over the edge. I myself wear arm socks, but I hate Emo Kids. xD
. Lots of crying. Emo Kids are very emotional. Therefore, Emo Kids should cry almost every hour on the hour. Emo Kids cry at every single thing, even happy things that happen to them.
. The last and final thing. This would be: Cuts down the wrist and sometimes even on the legs. Most Emos hide such things, but if you are very sharp-eyed, you will notice such things right away. Emo Kids are horrible liars.

And always keep in mind that Emo Kids may think that their lives are horrible, but they probably live in nice houses with a pool and have a large family. Do not be fooled, and this subspecies will not tamper your normal life. =D

See also: The reason the world's future is going down the drain.
Emo Kid: -sob- OHMAGAD!!! I FERGOT MAH GJAKIT IT HUME! =(
Normal person: Don't be such a wreck, it's 82 degrees outside.
by Ninjakitty February 15, 2008
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Emo

a post-Gothic subculture characterized by neuroticism, detrimental narcissism, a desire for self-mutalation and self-inflicted agony--of the mental and emotional variety. People categorized as "emo" tend to transcend gender roles, develope obsessions with fashion, hair covering the eyes, black makeup etc. Most memebers of the emo community enjoy thrash music, break up songs, eyeliner, tacos, and old school nintendo. Most also claim that no one understands them, except of course other emo people--which seems like a hypocritical cry for attention.
I am so emo, being called emo makes me cry big juicy tears of black blood, and i'll die alone in the rain because I won't let anyone understand how stupid, and self-absorbed I am... Let's go get Starbucks, slit our wrists, and talk about Deathcab for Cutie... sob, sob...
by Something Scary April 6, 2009
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