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Person: Hey you hurt your hand.
*Emo: smile*
Emo: I know.
by Leprechaun; December 2, 2009
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Contrary to popular belief, "Emo" does not mean the cutting of one's wrist, nor is it a style. It doesn't represent someone sitting in a corner, crying, or angst-filled teenagers. It was originally a style of music, known as "Emotive Hardcore" or "Emotional Hardcore". Modern society has turned it into both a way to dress and a stereotype, sadly. Many people think it means emotional. That is slightly correct, but it really stands for "emotional" or "emotive" hardcore. If "Emo" really was Emotional, everyone would be "Emo", considering we've all shown emotions before. The word Emo shouldn't even exist, considering its past.
An example of how modern society uses "Emo":
"Emo fags, cutting their wrists." "Go cry in a corner, Emo."
by Michael Val May 8, 2010
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a group of people seriously overused in the mainstream of the 21st century
emos usually wear eyeliner or other dark makeup, but not always
skinny jeans and converse are also labled 'emo' but aren't just for emos
yes, emos usually have a sidebang covering one of their eyes
hair is not always a shitty black color or greasy
emo music is anything that holds meaning to you, either lyrics or sound

emo is a cultural innovation that came after emo music
deep, crypitc poetry and music no ones heard of before are common
slitting your wrists isn't really 'emo' but an attempt to feel anything other than your emotional pain
i agree that sweaters are mostly for fags and old people
people who are emo are usually just people who are trying to be different but people followed their trend

people who make fun of emos are usually just scared of being revealed as the emos they are
not all emos are sad all the time
emos arent all pussys
my chemical romance is a retarded band that is definitely not emo
prep: haha emos are gay
emo: *preps nose getting broken* am i still gay now?!
by izziapocalyptic May 22, 2010
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fags, the kinds that have no friends and hate themselves, the ones most see in the corner and laugh at.
Yo billy, look at the emo kid, wishing his parents didnt hate him for sucking.
by jackofosour April 28, 2009
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doesnt exist.
it is a label someone gives themselves.
person 1: i'm emo
person 2: shut up. go play in traffic.
by supersarah1311 December 13, 2008
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Hardcore thats been castrated and soaked in estrogen
remember kids: say NO to emo!
by Drunk Punk December 14, 2008
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The other 1200 definitions explain the term itself and its origins better than I can here, but it is important to note that the music and accompanying culture currently labeled "emo" by the press and popular media (as well as by the kids themselves) is essentially the same music and culture we all would have simply referred to as "alternative" a decade ago, and which has been shoveled into the media-created pigeonhole formerly occupied by the (arguably artificial) subgenre of "alternative" music known as "grunge" back in the '90s.
My sister's boyfriend swears he's too emo to watch MTV, but I know he got his Vans at the mall.
by Panic! In My Pants December 14, 2008
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