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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
Yo that nigga Emo- in new york
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"

I mean I guess bro

a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.

Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"
Word of the Day on July 12, 2026

abandonware 

n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The Incredible Machine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.
abandonware by Spoom October 24, 2003
Word of the Day on July 11, 2026

Foot prisons 

Socks. Annoying, sweat-causing, non-barefoot enducing, everyday socks.
The first thing I do when I take off my shoes, is rip off the foot prisons I had to wear inside them. That's why I prefer flip flops, even in winter!
Foot prisons by Jackalope Hunter December 13, 2022
Word of the Day on July 10, 2026