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
Emo is also a subculture characterized by black clothing, long dyed hair, and black makeup
by Whythisword August 2, 2022
Get the Emomug. *Emo can be considered a noun, verb or adjective.
1) A person that can usually be identified by loads of dark clothing, side-swept bangs that often cover an eye (or both), Chuck Taylor sneakers that may be written on with sharpies, and often times dark eyeliner and facial piercings for both genders. Can also refer to someone that is depressed or has resentment to society, or even inflicts harm upon themselves.
2) A load of bullshit.
3) Simply a name given to music (that is generally angst-y and may contain screaming and crying) so that it may be sorted.
4) To act in such a way that is appalling due to its depressing nature.
((Or even a mixture of any of the above))
1) A person that can usually be identified by loads of dark clothing, side-swept bangs that often cover an eye (or both), Chuck Taylor sneakers that may be written on with sharpies, and often times dark eyeliner and facial piercings for both genders. Can also refer to someone that is depressed or has resentment to society, or even inflicts harm upon themselves.
2) A load of bullshit.
3) Simply a name given to music (that is generally angst-y and may contain screaming and crying) so that it may be sorted.
4) To act in such a way that is appalling due to its depressing nature.
((Or even a mixture of any of the above))
"That girl looked so emo! She was wearing a lot of black, and her eyes were hidden behind loads of eyeliner."
"Emo is bullshit!"
"**Insert band name here** is an emo band."
"Don't be so emo."
"Emo is bullshit!"
"**Insert band name here** is an emo band."
"Don't be so emo."
by Miss Interpreter July 11, 2011
Get the Emomug. 
Person 1: Are you going to the deadheadtomiami / idialedyournumber / Captain Sunshine / Breakfast Time! show on January 20th?
Person 2: Oh yeah, absolutely. No way I'd miss a pier emo show.
Person 2: Oh yeah, absolutely. No way I'd miss a pier emo show.
by asteroidgazer December 3, 2023
Get the pier emomug. by Emossuckmygothballs September 26, 2021
Get the Emomug. Emo: I think the world is a dark prison tha-
Me: I'ma have to stop you right there cause I could care less about your depressing ass shit.
Me: I'ma have to stop you right there cause I could care less about your depressing ass shit.
by ikuroneko11 March 8, 2017
Get the Emomug. Emo : Slang for Emotional, An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. It is a prime determinant of the sense of subjective well-being and appears to play a central role in many human activities. As a result of this generality, the subject has been explored in many, if not all of the human sciences and art forms. There is much controversy concerning how emotions are defined and classified. Emo in our era today, cuts wrist, cries, listens to AFI.
Emo Bands AFI, Weezer, Bullet For My Valentine, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Evanessance, ect ect.
by MikeGardner-Hamsox May 11, 2008
Get the Emomug.