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
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
by Words&Pages November 3, 2009
Get the Emomug. An emotional person. Who typically has been through a lot in the past. He/she can be labeled as a rebel. He/she can be seen wearing dark clothing to express his/her feeling. He/ she could be heard listening to rock or metal.
Emo It is also a description of a type of music.
(But don't get these people mixed up with Punks, Goth, or cutter, because those are very different.)
Emo It is also a description of a type of music.
(But don't get these people mixed up with Punks, Goth, or cutter, because those are very different.)
by An emotional person -isis April 18, 2015
Get the emomug. A person who cries on March 22nd, laugh uncontrollably while looking at milk and can't understand any lyrics from Fall Out Boy because shit, we don't understand why Patrick is singing like he got peanut butter in his mouth.
This could also go term by a person who only shops in Hot Topic and wear band merch.
An emo could be seen during daily sacrifices of getting MCR back because GODDAMN WE NEED OUR BOYS BACK, PLEASE GERARD I'M BEGGING YOU.
This could also go term by a person who only shops in Hot Topic and wear band merch.
An emo could be seen during daily sacrifices of getting MCR back because GODDAMN WE NEED OUR BOYS BACK, PLEASE GERARD I'M BEGGING YOU.
Person 1: hey... What the fuck are you doing?
Emo: *bloody hands and is drawing a pentagram with The Black Parade album in the middle while some random dude is tied up on a pole close to the pentagram crying because he shall be sacrificed for the sake of the reunion* ... nothing
Emo: *bloody hands and is drawing a pentagram with The Black Parade album in the middle while some random dude is tied up on a pole close to the pentagram crying because he shall be sacrificed for the sake of the reunion* ... nothing
by The Rain Tyler Said January 6, 2018
Get the Emomug. I see how many of you judge 'emos', and I'm sick of it. I mean, yes, some of them are just attention thirsty teenagers, but some are not.
"Emos" are people who would rather feel physical pain rather than emotional pain. I know it sounds stupid, but as a teenager, we all grow up differently and feel things in so many different ways. To one person, fumbling over a sentence for a moment is nothing, but to another...it could be something they think about all day, full of regret. I agree, that that is overly sensitive, but it's just they way some people are. There is no reason to hate on them.
Just let people be who they are and don't stereotype.
"Emos" are people who would rather feel physical pain rather than emotional pain. I know it sounds stupid, but as a teenager, we all grow up differently and feel things in so many different ways. To one person, fumbling over a sentence for a moment is nothing, but to another...it could be something they think about all day, full of regret. I agree, that that is overly sensitive, but it's just they way some people are. There is no reason to hate on them.
Just let people be who they are and don't stereotype.
by Jane Doe of Death 2 June 15, 2011
Get the Emomug. by Lavar the G.O.A.T August 3, 2019
Get the Emomug. 1. Despite what many people may think, emo is a genre of music
2. It can also be a synonym for scene kids
3. But most people refer to it as those goth kids who cut themselves, when really thats a pretty good name for them (no offense to you "emo" people)
4. Short for emotional
2. It can also be a synonym for scene kids
3. But most people refer to it as those goth kids who cut themselves, when really thats a pretty good name for them (no offense to you "emo" people)
4. Short for emotional
by Cookie C. <33 November 14, 2009
Get the Emomug. a person usualy between the age of 11 and 18 who wears tight jeans and brand hoodies
they are usualy from middle class white backgrounds and decide to become an emo because
A) they want to fit in (for some reason)
B) something very minor hapened in their life (like breaking up with some guy/girl) which they make a big deal of
C) they are confused
despite coming from semi privelaged backgrounds emo's usualy promote their life being shitty and hell and want to die
however as there is no real dramam in their lives they simply do this to get attention
The most hardcore Emo's are simply "pussy Goths"
they are usualy from middle class white backgrounds and decide to become an emo because
A) they want to fit in (for some reason)
B) something very minor hapened in their life (like breaking up with some guy/girl) which they make a big deal of
C) they are confused
despite coming from semi privelaged backgrounds emo's usualy promote their life being shitty and hell and want to die
however as there is no real dramam in their lives they simply do this to get attention
The most hardcore Emo's are simply "pussy Goths"
"im an emo my life sucks kill me now WAAAAA"
"dude if you want to die it would contradict you being an emo cos then you would b happy"
"uh?"
"never mind, you baby"
"WAAAAA!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FREAK"
"dude if you want to die it would contradict you being an emo cos then you would b happy"
"uh?"
"never mind, you baby"
"WAAAAA!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FREAK"
by Readybreck August 29, 2009
Get the Emomug.