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A very broad range of musical genres all clumped together and Called "emo" but actually completely different genres.
Bands like black veil brides or sleeping with sirens or any other generic scene-looking bands are called emo; generic Pop bands like paramore are called emo; generic Pop Punk bands like mcr or fall out boy are called Emo.
Real emo bands are from the early 80s and dont really look like anything. Also see "punk" and "alternative".
Real Emo:
get up kids
jawbox
jawbreaker
jets to brazil
mineral
samiam
smashing pumpkins
sunny day real estate

texas is the reason
moss icon
embrace
rites of spring
hüsker dü

Fake emo/not emo:
pierce the veil
paramore
alesana
sleeping with sirens
blink 182

green day
black veil brides
my chemical romance
chiodos
(Basically any band that shows men with makeup on)
xxxxxxxxxxemoxxxxxxxxx: I love MCR they are so emo
real emo person: no Jawbreaker is emo. Thou shalt go to youtube and look up Jawbreaker - Lawn else you will die.
xxxxxxxxxxemoxxxxxxxxx I have listened to the Jawbreaker king of all bands and t'is delicious. i hate new emo.
new emo by TheMisunderstood November 5, 2012
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new wave emo 

The current emo kids that aren’t actually emo. They obsess over 21 pilots, FAB, Lil peep. They claim to be sad with Billie Eilish being their starter pack. They’re usually younger and less cool then the traditional emo kids from 2000 to 2012. Most then likely, they’ll have a shitty taste in music and are not that big into bands. Even then, they claim to be edgy when they’re the Cheap version. As for their physical appearance, they don’t look emo at all unless they show a hint such as a crazy hair color.
Person 1: Does she like rock bands at all? I can’t tell.

Person 2: She has a 21 pilots shirt on. She must be from the new wave emo era.

Emo- in new york

It means that ur a homosexual dark person
Emo- in new york by sheluhhzay_0 December 9, 2021

Emo (in the "new" stareotypeical sense of the word)

someone that is emo is usually very depressed and will physicaly harm themselfs to take their mind off of deppresion. Emo people often have or think about trying to commit suicide
Emo (in the "new" stareotypeical sense of the word)-

"I cut myself to take my mind off of the fact that I want to kill myself"
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(Ewokese) Freedom!
And dying in yo' bed many years from now, would ya be willing ta trade all da days from dis here day ta dat fo' one chance, just one chance, ta come back here as young men an' tell our enemies dat dey may take our lives but dey will never take our freedom ... YUB NUB!
yub nub by rotjrem November 4, 2010
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1. Meaning nasty, sexy, filthy. Popularized by Christina Aguilera.

2. Used usally as a close friend in hip-hop slang.
1. Wanna get dirrty
It's about time that I came to start the party Sweat drippin' over my body
Dancin' gettin' just a little naughty

2. Sup Dirrty? Haven't seen you in a while.
dirrty by Minty November 30, 2003
Word of the Day on September 3, 2026

Coyote Ugly

1. Place

The Bar came before the movie. It is an awesome bar where the girls know how to party and make you feel okay about giving up your money, drawers, bras, and dignity.

2. Movie

A story about a Jersey girl following her dreams, aided by working at this bar in New York.

3. Situation/Person/Decision

See other definitions - waking up next to someone so ugly you'd rather chew your arm off than wake them up.
1. Yo, Coyote Ugly is my favorite bar! I got whipped, stripped, drunk, and danced on the bar all before 7 o'clock!

2. Hey did you see Coyote Ugly? It actually has a plot!

3. Ugg I woke up to Coyote Ugly this morning!
Coyote Ugly by jerseycountry March 8, 2009
Word of the Day on September 2, 2026

Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
Word of the Day on September 1, 2026

Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
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