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Emo

Emo, over the years, has gathered a lot of different definitions. It can be used as the shortened version of emotional, emotionally unstable, emotion, etc. It also has become a genre. A lot of people have stereotyped emo, and like most stereotypes, a little of it CAN be true, but not completly. Some examples are

- All emos cut/slit their wrist
- They are always depressed
-Drama queens/kings
-Terrible with kids

There are a lot more, but these are actually a few of the least offensive I have come across. Again, there can be some truth to stereotypes, but most of it is made up.

Most 'Emos' are a bit emotionally sensitive (hence the name 'emo'), which isn't always a bad thing. They are just a little more aware of their emotions, and aren't afraid to show them. Some are. There also is a genre of music that is called Emo. This tends to get mixed up/combined with scene, goth, and punk.
Emo has become a fairly popular genre, hasn't it?
by Bozlow February 22, 2015
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Emo

As sterotypical as Jocks, Goths, Punks, Gangsters, ect...just a bit more angsty. Seriously, who knew a definition could cause such an uproar??
This is way too Emo for my taste...
by I hate Pseudonyms December 7, 2009
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Emo

Emo (pronounced /ˈiːmoʊ/) is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. As the style was echoed by contemporary American punk bands, its sound and meaning shifted and changed, blending with pop punk and indie rock and encapsulated in the early 1990s by groups such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. By the mid 1990s numerous emo acts emerged from the Midwestern and Central United States, and several independent record labels began to specialize in the style.

Emo has been criticized for its androcentrism and the tendency of most emo bands to relegate women to the role of muse or heartbreaker in their lyrics
Jimmy Eat World
Ehsanul Emo Mahmud/ DashBoard Confessionals
Panic At a Disco
by Words&Pages November 3, 2009
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Emo

Noun:
1. An offensive gaming term used with a negative connotation by the apathetic gamer to accuse another gamer of caring.

2. Used to deflect agitation as a ruse.
Ex.1:
Gamer A, "I can't believe you went AFK during the fight. We would have won if you didn't AFK!!!"
Gamer B, "Chill out man, smoke some weed, don't be such an emo fag."
Gamer A, "You are an idiot, and you are an unreliable lazy fuck."
Gamer B, "Whatever dude, go slash your wrists with an emo knife."

Ex.2:

Gamer A "Are we that petty that you have to steal my shit?"
Gamer B "Unfortunately, you didn't have claim when I killed it, A-SO-Sorry."
Gamer A "Whatever man, I don't care honestly. No need to get so emo over it."
Gamer B "...really? I get the kill and you call me emo?"
by VinnerAsura October 15, 2012
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Emo

A libation that consists of 2 oz tequila, 1.5 oz lemonade, 1.5 oz gingerale and .5 oz of lime juice. Served over ice.
I don't drink beer because it tastes like America. Instead I think I'll fufu it up and order an emo.
by dankpuffalot December 13, 2016
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Emo

Damn why are you sitting there listening to drake being emo
by deez_nuts5 June 9, 2022
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emo

"Real Emo" only consists of the dc Emotional Hardcore scene and the late 90's Screamo scene. What is known by "Midwest Emo" is nothing but Alternative Rock with questionable real emo influence. When people try to argue that bands like My Chemical Romance are not real emo, while saying that Sunny Day Real Estate is, I can't help not to cringe because they are just as fake emo as My Chemical Romance (plus the pretentiousness). Real emo sounds ENERGETIC, POWERFUL and somewhat HATEFUL. Fake emo is weak, self pity and a failed attempt to direct energy and emotion into music. Some examples of REAL EMO are Pg 99, Rites of Spring, Cap n Jazz (the only real emo band from the midwest scene) and Loma Prieta. Some examples of FAKE EMO are American Football, My Chemical Romance and Mineral EMO BELONGS TO HARDCORE NOT TO INDIE, POP PUNK, ALT ROCK OR ANY OTHER MAINSTREAM GENRE
emo is a musical genre.
by peebnis_enjoyer June 10, 2020
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