Emo

Emo is a style of music that is desended from it's early eighties preddecessor known then as "Grunge" with which the genre shares many distinguishing characteristics. Emo is really the new grunge. Nuff said.

I Like to listen to Emo when there's nothing else to do.

by Marajuannita July 26, 2014

Emo

A subgenre of punk music that takes influence from hardcore punk, indie rock, and pop-punk. Emo is known for it’s more melancholy sound and sincere lyrics. The name originates from a portmanteau of emotional and hardcore (emocore) which eventually was shortened to emo. A famous subgenre of emo is screamo, which is more abrasive and has screamed vocals, the term is often misused to refer to bands that use screamed vocals
Emo is also a subculture characterized by black clothing, long dyed hair, and black makeup

John’s favorite type of punk is emo

James’ haircut makes him look emo

by Whythisword August 2, 2022

emo

a person that is obsessed with black, wolves and always in calling girls, grills.

OMG Grills. I am not emo. Omg Grills, how do you not adore black omg grils

by anonymous August 12, 2022

emo boys

the most finest boys alive. not the lil huddy 2020 tiktok alt ones by the way..

ray: dude johnnie ghuilbert is so fine
jessie: yeah it’s because he’s an emo boy
ray: i love emo boys

by redshitfrommyass November 28, 2023

Emo

Depressed and ugly niggas who should just die. God damn they ugly as hell

Shut up emo

by daddy, fuck, sex, cum October 10, 2019

Emo

Currently, calling someone “emo” is used as an insult. Half of the time the person isn’t even emo.

Some kid in my class: “emo”
Me who’s only getting called emo bc Im wearing chains: 🧍

by n0t_Ash December 30, 2021

Emo

Currently the most defined word on the Urban Dictionary, as well as one of the most misunderstood words of all time in general. In short, it's a music genre starting with Rites of Spring, a post hardcore band from the 80s that wrote more emotionally mature lyrics than the rest of the punk scene at the time. While Rites of Spring had no idea that they were going to start an entire movement at the time they more certainly did.

Currently there are many diverse subgenres (including one that stem from the genres of metal, rock, rap, and techno) of music labeled "emo" and all are acceptable as long as people like listening to them.

Person 1: Hey, have you heard the latest emo album?
Person 2: Oh, the one by The Front Bottoms? Ahh I love it!
Person 1: No, who are they? I'm taking about Hawthorne Heights...
Person 2: Ohhh post-hardcore emo slaps too!

by anananonymouse July 30, 2025