You know it's kind of stupid and sad to see the definition of emo written about by people who not only dont like/listen to the music but dont have a clue what it is and are just writing their definitions to be funny or mock.
So,to those,please get a life because to do that you abviously dont have one.
Anyway moving swiftly on.
The term Emo was coined from bands in the 80's that had a strong punk influence but didnt appeal as much to the violent aspect of the genre and so inturn Emo was created.
It started with bands like moss icon,fugazi and teen idles and then as it progressed it turned softer with bands like sunny day real estate,braid and the get up kids.
The style of emo kids back then was converse all star high tops,messenger bags with pins on the straps,gas station jackets,argyle sweater vests,thick rimmed glasses, short messy greasy black hair.Most clothes woud have been baught from a thrift store.
Thats a general short description of the now dead sub culture but if you want to know more then i suggest looking at "fourfa.com"
So,to those,please get a life because to do that you abviously dont have one.
Anyway moving swiftly on.
The term Emo was coined from bands in the 80's that had a strong punk influence but didnt appeal as much to the violent aspect of the genre and so inturn Emo was created.
It started with bands like moss icon,fugazi and teen idles and then as it progressed it turned softer with bands like sunny day real estate,braid and the get up kids.
The style of emo kids back then was converse all star high tops,messenger bags with pins on the straps,gas station jackets,argyle sweater vests,thick rimmed glasses, short messy greasy black hair.Most clothes woud have been baught from a thrift store.
Thats a general short description of the now dead sub culture but if you want to know more then i suggest looking at "fourfa.com"
Emo bands:
american football
at the drive in
braid
christie front drive
cap'n jazz
chamberlain
split lip
commander venus
texas is the reason
jawbreaker
the junior varsity
american football
at the drive in
braid
christie front drive
cap'n jazz
chamberlain
split lip
commander venus
texas is the reason
jawbreaker
the junior varsity
by Adam-H May 27, 2008
Get the Emo mug.Emo was invented in the late 80s as an attempt by white suburbanites to keep african-americans from migrating to the suburbs. The word is derived from its NSA acronym EMO (Ebony Migration Obliterator). It was designed to possess everything black people hate: irritating vocals, whiny lyrics, subdued dress style, and a complete undancability. Black people react to this music as if they were hearing nails on a chalk board and it is greatly responsible for the racial divide in suburbs today.
by Dan Marino November 24, 2006
Get the emo mug.Emo is defined by a group of 14-17 year old suburban highschool students who complain about how hard they have it. Emo followers complain about how their parents make them grow up in an upper middle class enviornment. To be emo you must listen to emotional garbage pop artists such as Taking Back Sunday, The Killers, and other lame bands of that sort. An emo person will also have a myspace page set as private so they can feel like they are depriving someone from being their friend by their choice. Emo people always have extremly tight clothing mainly in the color black. They have 1/3 of their face covered by their greasy flat hair. This is believed to cover their eye so nobody can see into their tortured soul or some b.s.
An example of an emo is that loner who sits in the corner with his group of homosexual looking goths. Emo and goth are completely seperate catagories and are not to be confused with one another. Goths usually have some substance to their being and do not want approval from others. Where emo's want to act like goths but will never get the slitest amount of respect from anyone.
by emobasher1000 December 17, 2008
Get the emo mug.Teenagers who think its cool to dye their hair black, not wash it and then sweep it to the side of their face. They listen to depressing music to make themselves feel better about their depressing lives. They also think they have all the problems in the world when they are actually boffins who scrounge off of mummy and daddy and live in a big mansion. But for attention they think it's cool to slit their wrists and then go and broadcast it. They wear tight black jeans, converses, scarfs (even when it's hot), thick rimmed geeky glasses, and all look like clones of eachother. When they are not self harming they skip around town pissing everyone off with their high pitching yelling. They like to go to crappy gigs and chat about how shit their lives are. They hate everyone apart from eachother.
emo1:hey like are you like going like to like the like gig like tonight like?
emo2: i don't know like cos like im like so like depressed like that i like might like stay at home like and like cut my wrist and like cry.
emo: yeh like me too like im like so like depressed like my mummy like only like gave me like £500 tonight like she like hates me such much like.
emo2: i don't know like cos like im like so like depressed like that i like might like stay at home like and like cut my wrist and like cry.
emo: yeh like me too like im like so like depressed like my mummy like only like gave me like £500 tonight like she like hates me such much like.
by Kristy Morgan March 14, 2007
Get the emo mug.by Gawdly December 25, 2008
Get the EMO mug.How to be emo:
Go out to the drugstore and buy some cheap hair dye. You're gonna need black, and if you want to look more emo, buy dark purple or dark red. Or maybe a neon color. Put streaks in random as hell places. There's the color. Now, cut your bangs into a long diagonal fringe, covering about 1/3 of your face on that side. make sure your fringe is longer than the rest of your hair if you're a guy, and if you're a girl, your bangs should be at least half the length of the rest of your hair.
There, now you've got the hair. Now, go one to make-up. You're gonna need eyeliner. A lot of it. Now, put it on. When you think you have enough, you will need more. then for eyeshadow, choose either a dark color, or a bright color.
For clothes, you're going to need a studded belt. You need skinny jeans, skin tight. Or tighter. Then, go to Hot Topic, buy a few band shirts, and while you're there, look at other band shirts, and write them down. That's what music you'll be listening to until you get over whatever you're sad about. Make sure you have converse!!
Then, the attitude. Obviously, you have to be sad all the time. Don't eat, and cut yourself.
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Now, if you think I'm serious, you're ridiculous. I guess I'm classified as emo, and I do few of these things. I streaked my hair neon orange, it's naturally black. I do usually wear dark clothes. But Seriously, don't be a poser. Emo's aren't always fucking depressed.
Go out to the drugstore and buy some cheap hair dye. You're gonna need black, and if you want to look more emo, buy dark purple or dark red. Or maybe a neon color. Put streaks in random as hell places. There's the color. Now, cut your bangs into a long diagonal fringe, covering about 1/3 of your face on that side. make sure your fringe is longer than the rest of your hair if you're a guy, and if you're a girl, your bangs should be at least half the length of the rest of your hair.
There, now you've got the hair. Now, go one to make-up. You're gonna need eyeliner. A lot of it. Now, put it on. When you think you have enough, you will need more. then for eyeshadow, choose either a dark color, or a bright color.
For clothes, you're going to need a studded belt. You need skinny jeans, skin tight. Or tighter. Then, go to Hot Topic, buy a few band shirts, and while you're there, look at other band shirts, and write them down. That's what music you'll be listening to until you get over whatever you're sad about. Make sure you have converse!!
Then, the attitude. Obviously, you have to be sad all the time. Don't eat, and cut yourself.
...
Now, if you think I'm serious, you're ridiculous. I guess I'm classified as emo, and I do few of these things. I streaked my hair neon orange, it's naturally black. I do usually wear dark clothes. But Seriously, don't be a poser. Emo's aren't always fucking depressed.
Real emo #1: Hey, let's go hang out!
Real emo#2: Okay! What do you wanna do?!
Real emo #1: Let's go skate, or maybe jump on a trampoline!
Real emo#2: Okay!
Poser emo#1: I'm so sad...I think I'm gonna go cut myself.
Poser emo #2: Yeh...Let's go listen to Hawthore heights while wallowing in self pity...
Real emo's join in now: CHEER UP, FAGS!
Real emo#2: Okay! What do you wanna do?!
Real emo #1: Let's go skate, or maybe jump on a trampoline!
Real emo#2: Okay!
Poser emo#1: I'm so sad...I think I'm gonna go cut myself.
Poser emo #2: Yeh...Let's go listen to Hawthore heights while wallowing in self pity...
Real emo's join in now: CHEER UP, FAGS!
by Non-Poser >_> February 15, 2010
Get the Emo mug.One of the single most threatening and terrifying things ever to walk the earth, right up there with ManBearPig.It is rumored that there main breeding grounds are Hot Topics, but this has yet to be researched. They also have a fatal weakness to good music. There have actually been numerous instances of them melting after hearing songs from awesome bands like Sublime.
by stealthystealth February 17, 2010
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