emo


A terribly misconstrued and misused word. In contemporary culture it is utilized as a broad term to describe a multitude of children and teenagers who straighten their hair, have their hair in their face, perhaps dye it black, and wear tight clothing. Unfortunately this is completely inaccurate. Actual "emo" music existed in the late 80's and was a subgenre of hardcore punk rock, after all, "emo" is a shortening of "Emotional hardcore punk rock". The people in early emo bands dressed like regular people, everyday guys/girls who just played music that they enjoyed. Sadly, since the formulation and ongoing existence of Hot Topic, the term emo has been incorrectly characterized for a little more than a decade. You have to wonder how the original bands feel about the slandering and mass misunderstanding and misuse of their originality with those of the unoriginal.

1) An emotional person. They are not depressed all the time and some are acually very happy at times. They do smile, they don't sit in a corner crying all day. Some are actually quite popular and laugh and joke around lots. NB: Emo does not mean the person cuts themselves, they might but that is not why they're emo. 2) A style. Quite similar from emo to emo but they try to make it quite unique. Some common features of emo's are: -wristbands/bracelets -long hair that covers their eyes -jackets/hoodies -skate shoes -skinny fit jeans -dyed hair NB: Not all emo's wear this style and just because you see someone who has one or more of the above features doesn't mean they're emo. 3) A genre of music. Some people find it depressing, but generally emo's listen to it because it describes something that has happened/happening to them perfectly. It's like the band has taken their memories and found the perfect way to describe it. NB: Just because a band isn't very popular doesn't mean it is emo and some emo music is very cheery and consoling.

a musical genre/ scene that has almost 1000 definitions in urban dictionary most of which are making fun of it

The other definitions of emo are all made by wankers. I'm tired of seeing entries either saying all emos are self harming and self obsessed bastards or that they're perfectly normal and all a bunch of fucking lovable people. Fact is, they're just like every other sorry-ass clique; some of them are cool and some of them suck more dick than a gay pedophile in a preschool bathroom.

Genre of softcore punk music that integrates unenthusiastic melodramatic 17 year olds who dont smile, high pitched overwrought lyrics and inaudible guitar rifts with tight wool sweaters, tighter jeans, itchy scarfs (even in the summer), ripped chucks with favorite bands signature, black square rimmed glasses, and ebony greasy unwashed hair that is required to cover at least 3/5 ths of the face at an angle.

There are two types of emo's. 1. You have the fake, trendy, bullshit emo. These are the people that force themselves to be emo, try to dramatize their life, and think wearing black and cutting your wrists is emo. 2. The true emo, some who is overly emotional. Thats right, emo's can smile and be happy! Many people suffering from manic depression are labelled emo, because they can't help feeling like life fucking sucks. Alot of them also cut, hence people labelling other people who cut 'emo' ((Also, to all the people who say emo is shit, and say 'dont become emo' then label people emo when you decide they are, you are a bunch of tosspots who can go shoot yourself in the face.))

The Difference between Emo And Goth:

Please note that i'm referring to current emos. Emo, emotional, "emotive" (emotive is no longer a current term though). I know many current emos who describe themselve as emotional- finding "emo" to be an incorrect term (seeing as "emo" is a music genre, not a subculture). Clothes: Normally tight shirts and jeans, hoodies/jackets at any size (I prefer a mixture of tight and baggy hoodies), and Converse or Vans (I love my Converses). A lot of black and bright/light colors such as pinks, purples, and light blues. Makeup: Heavy dark makeup. Your eyes must show how dark of a person you are...lol, don't take it too seriously. Dark makeup around the eyes, making the eyes stand out, but sometimes with a bit of color as well (color optional). Sometimes little shapes like hearts, stars, or even tear drops can be drawn near your eyes with eyeliner as well. Nails? Black is a given, but many people like to mix it up; 10 different finger nails, 10 possible colors. Facial piercings are optional by the way. Google "emo pics" or something for a better understanding on makeup. Hair: Big bang swooped across the face. Again, goggling "emo pics" would give you a better understanding. Possibly a few spikes, lightly teased, and a little color, I believe it ends there. Too much further and you're in the scene territory. I love scene hairstyles, but i'm not scene so I shouldn't try and steal from them...even though they are a sub-sub culture of us. By the way, emo styles WILL very. All of those things above? You don't have to do ANY of it to be emo. The reason why most real emos would rather be called "emotional" is because it's the feeling that counts. To be honest, if you follow this kind of "emo code" to much, you'll just look like a poser...emos hate posers. Me? I mess up my hair and a little eyeshadow in a funky color, but I don't even do the heavy black eyes thing; I don't have enough time in the morning to put on that much makeup, lol. And no, black isn't mandetory. I do wear a lot of dark colors, but I don't always wear black. Two weeks ago I wore a mixture of white and tan colors, and i'm not any less emo for it. Mood/Style: While stereotypically, we are supposedly depressed, sucidal, cut/harm ourselves, write dark poetry, and cry 24/7, not exactly true. Maybe for some of us, but my emo friends and I certainly don't. I'm often depressed, rarely suicidal anymore (thank god), I have burst out in tears for no reason a few times but not regularly, and i've only thought about cutting; i've never done it. As for poetry, I write happy and gloomy poems, but most of the ones I write are love poems. My point of view? Emos are indeed emotional, but many...or at least some of us, aren't just "whinny babys". We tend to be quiet, passionate, loving people who are just damaged or bruised. More Mood/Style: Some of us tend to have a thing for stuffed animals/plushies/etc etc. Could be a dinosaur, hello kitty, anime plush, or a regular stuffed animal your aunt Lue sent you, lol. I don't carry stuffed animals around 24/7, but some days I can't help but take an anime plush to school with me. Myspace: Having a Myspace page is currently one of the latest non-fading emo fads. Get a lot of members, take a lot of photos, have an emo/depressing/dark layout, and be on often. Emo music: *sigh* I don't even really want to mention emo music. Too much controversy. "That's a emo band!" "No it's not!" "There's no such thing as emo music!" I've heard them all. But, i'll list a few bands that i'd put in the emo category. You don't have to agree with me. Panic! at the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Head Automatica, Cartel, Fallout Boy (before they hit it big), 30 Seconds to Mars & many more. By the way, many emos wouldn't be caught dead without their mp3 player/music device. Conclusion: "So whats emo really?" A music genre. Emotional, or Emotive is the subculture. We are dark people, but not as dark as goths. We are similar to punks mainly in style, but are attitudes tend to differ. We are dark people, but loving people, full of passionate emotions. We look sad on the outside, and feel better to be able to admit our pain to the world- making us feel better on the inside. We're not all sucidal or cutters; I know quite a few emos who think it's uncool to cut. We think it's dumb, just like you, to cut for no reason especially. We are full of emotion, we are emos.

It's a genre of music, not people who dress in black and self harms.

Punk music on estrogen. Often acoustic guitar with soft, high male vocals that dwell exessively on the singer's feelings, especially melancholy remembrances of past relationships/mistakes in life. A form of music that diverged from punk in the '80s, the name "emo" is derived from the emotive style of the lyrics and music. This genre has lately been marketed heavily by the music industry to teenagers with bands such as Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday, and has seen much commercial and mainstream success. The music has also spawned a subculture which conforms to certain conventions in dress such as tight sweatshirts, tight band T-shirts and horn-rim glasses. Adherents profess to exessively melancholy temperments. Males that adhere to the emo subculture are sometimes confused with metrosexuals; indeed the line between the two is somwhat blurred, though both groups claim to be intouch with their emotional side. The ephemeral and hackneyed nature of emo songwriting suggests that its audience will be restricted largely to teenagers. the genre suffers from a lack of credibility outside the aforementioned demographic group, much like current Nu Metal bands.

Emo is a common word used to describe a group of nice, friendly people adhering to these standards (typically): -Long, usually straightened hair, flipped to one side of the face. -Tight skinny jeans, usually black, grey, reds, or certain neon colors. -Black horn rimmed glasses -Band shirts, striped clothes, checkered patters, all black shirts, etc all can be common apparel for emo kids. -Slip on Vans are a favorite for emo kids shoes. Typically any kind of skater shoe may be worn as well. In conclusion, I myself have been called "emo" and im your typical emo kid. i have cut before and do wear skinny jeans etc. i feel just the same as any other emo kid. i get picked on, made fun of, and called names because of who i am. Deep down inside ALL emo people are really friendly people. You dont even need to look deep down inside. Haters just need to stop judging us for who we are. I love EVERY emo person on the face of the planet. We are all here for each other, us emo's. Emo ppl RULE!!

The word that holds the record for the most definitions at urbandictionary.com at 1,181.

people who need a hug. A BIG, WARM hug.

The most defined word on urbandictionary.

the word "aunt" in korean.

People similar to liberals who vent on Urban Dictionary of all places.

A lifestyle which seems to have been blown out of proportion. Goth is not emo. Emo is not goth. Emos have usually a dark outlook on life, and just because someone dresses in all black does NOT make them emo. People tend to judge emos unfairly.

"They aren't punk, they're emo. Punk is Ramones, Social Distortion and Rancid. If you think MCR is punk, you don't know what punk is." Emo is punk rock music. There are many sub-Genres In punk rock music. "Emo is a subgenre of hardcore punk music. " Wikipedia "Early Emo's Influence In California, particularly in the Bay Area, bands like Jawbreaker and Samiam began to mix the DC influence with pop punk to come up with their own take on the classic DC emo sound. On Jawbreaker's album Bivouac, singer Blake Schwarzenbach evolved from the traditional hardcore vocal sound into a more melodic crooning, which displayed a more emotional feeling of loss than the desperation and frantic nature of MacKaye's voice. Other bands soon reflected the same sense of rough melody, including Still Life and New Jersey's Garden Variety. The style continued to evolve into the 2000s through bands like Avail and Hot Water Music. Also in the early 90s, bands like Lifetime reacted in their own way to the demise of youth crew styled straight-edge hardcore and desired to seek out a new direction. While their music was often classified as emo, it was also considered to be melodic hardcore. In response to the more metal direction their hardcore peers were taking, Lifetime initially decided to slow down and soften their music, adding more personal lyrics. The band later added a blend of speed, aggression, and melody that defined their sound. Lifetime's sound, lyrics, and style were a virtual blueprint for later bands, including Saves The Day and The Movielife." "The Second Wave (1994–2000) As Fugazi and the Dischord Records scene became more and more popular in the indie underground of the early 1990s, new bands began to spring up. Combining Fugazi with the post-punk influences of Mission of Burma and Hüsker Dü," Wikipedia Here is a list of all Punk genres Proto punk forerunners Anarcho Punk Anarcho-Skinheads Anti-folk Cassette Culture Christian punk Clockwork punk Cowpunk Crust punk Death rock Dance-punk Eeriecore Folk punk Funkcore Garage punk Glam punk Gothcore Grindcore Grunge Hardcore punk List of hardcore punk genres Post-hardcore Queercore Rapcore Thrashcore Horror punk Nazi Punk New Wave No Wave Noise Rock Oi! Pop Punk also known as Punk Pop Post-punk Psychobilly Pub Rock Australia & UK Punk pop (see the Pop punk article) Punkabilly Queercore Rapcore Riot Grrrl Rock Against Communism Screamo Ska Punk Skate punk Skinhead Softcore Straight Edge Street punk Thrashcore Two Tone Urban Folk So If a band is emo then its also punk

Emo was first a music genre, but now it is sometimes accepted as a social clique. What most people think it is, is someone that wears mostly dark clothing, guys that where eyeliner, and they all cut themselves. What I have found it to actually be is people who might not have the hardest of lives, but just enough problems to make them think they do. They are not as sad as people think though, they only want other people to think they are. It is just the same as someone who over uses jokes because they have a low self esteem, except sad instead of glad. They might write poetry, where make up, skinny jeans, and stuff, but most "emo" guys are straight. And emo's who are not faking it do not like to be called emo. they are just whoever they are, without labels. the conception that they cut themselves is wrong. some do, but I've met a few preps who take out a razor, to. emo's are just as conforming as all the rest, and the real ones will admit it. they aren't trying to be abnormal, they just like how they look.

Like a Goth, only much less dark and much more Harry Potter.

A word that has 636 definitions- wait, 637 now. Damn.

Emos have been stereotypicalized as ppl that cut themselves. If u took a moment to actually see how these "emos" are feeling then maybe u would understand why they cut if they do. Some ppl might do it but this does not make them "emos". Music wise, "emos" are seen to only listen to heavy metal and stuff like that. Have u ever thought that maybe they just like this music?? No. Because of all stereotypes that have been made, ppl that like this music immediately fall into the "emo" category. These "emos" just dress like they do because they maybe want to stick out and not go with the crowd. This is perfectly fine to understand if u could be open minded but u r just so closed off in your little fantasy label-ridden world that u cant take a chance to think of these reasons. So in future before u class anyone as an "emo" because they cut and/or like heavy music n wear dark clothes, at least get ur facts straight. If someone classes themselves as an "emo" then its obviously because they are sick of being talked about and labelled that they have chosen to believe this as truth. At least have a bit of thought about these "emos" because theyre still ppl with feelings n stuff so at least have a thought about how u could be affecting them. Some ppl go through a lot of shit in their lives and need ways to get it out. Dont judge them on how they do this, just go with it n try n actually help them.

An entire subculture of people (usually angsty teens) with a fake personality. The concept of Emo is actually a vicious cycle that never ends, to the utter failing of humanity, and it goes something like this: 1. Girls say they like "sensitive guys" (lie) 2. Guy finds out, so he listens to faggy emo music and dresses like a dork so chicks will see that he is sensitive and not afraid to express himself (lie). He dyes his hair black, wraps himself in a stupid looking scarf, develops an eating disorder, and rants about how "nobody understands". 3. Now an emo guy, he meets Emo chick and they start dating, talking about how their well-off suburban lifestyles are terrible and depressing (lie) 4. Emo guy is just too much of a pussy. His penis is too small, he's too depressed to bathe, and has more mood swings than emo chick, and he doesn't even have a menstrual cycle. Emo chick dumps him, saying "It's not you, it's me." (lie) as she drives off with Wayne, the school jock and captain of the football team. 5. Emo guy goes home and cries, proceeds to write a weak song and strum a single string on his acoustic guitar. Another emo chick sees how he is so in touch with his feelings, and the cycle continues. This is the sad truth of the emo lifestyle/music, and now that I look at how pathetic it really is, maybe the emos DO have something to cry about!

A word people who are old like me come to urbandictionary.com to define so they can point out how they were emo fans before most people looking at this site were in elementary school.

"Emo" is not short for "Emotional." "Emo" does not mean Taking Back Sunday and Dashboard Confessional, despite what MTV has lead you to believe in the last few years. "Emo" is not sidebangs, tight pants, and male vocalists who sing like little girls about their failed relationships. "Emo" is not the use of diluted, meaningless metaphors and similes such as "My arms are like pinecones," and most definitely is not the rampant use of words such as "autumn," "heart," "knife," "bleeding," "leaves," and "razorblade." I just thought I'd clear that up after all of these "definitions" in which I have encountered an unbelievable amount of people who try to pass off their blatantly false pretenses as fact, and are slowly infecting others with their high-horse, holier-than-thou bullshit. Because honestly, with your ridiculous definitions, Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Britney Spears are/was "emo bands." Now, onto the real definition. In the early 90s there was a movement in the hardcore genre that came to be known as "Emotive Hardcore," spearheaded by Rites Of Spring. Harder-core-than-thou kids, who swore by Dischord Records a la Minor Threat, actually coined the term "Emo" as something of a put-down for the kids who really liked Rites Of Spring, Indian Summer and this new wave of "Emotive" Hardcore bands. That's right, "Emo" was once not something kids called themselves. The field exploded outwards from there - Level-Plane Records has always been the most famous Emo label. Acts like Yaphet Kotto, I Hate Myself, Saetia, Hot Cross, A Day In Black And White, Funeral Diner, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, You And I, and hosts of others came in the next decade. Most emo bands have since broken up, but there's still the occasional hold-out (again, the majority of Level-Plane Records' roster has been a procession of emo acts). Like most DIY hardcore/punk of the time, a majority found its way onto vinyl and not much else. Some people consider bands like Fugazi, and later Sunny Day Real Estate, a progression of emo, but personally, I don't quite follow that philosophy. Often, more recently, this gets intertwined with post-hardcore, and understandably so - that's nothing to make an issue of, since well shit, at least it's close. Since the late 90s, though, bands have been emerging in the vein of Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, and the thousands of their clones. As far as I can tell, some lazy journalist somewhere, writing an article about them, decided "Well, fuck, no one knows what emo is anyways, so I'll call these bands "emo" - sounds more appealing than bubblegum pop rock..." and the spiral continued downwards into the current amalgomation of bands MTV has told everyone is "emo." Somehow, people decided that "emo" meant "emotional," which is obviously bullshit, as 99% of bands make music to illicit emotion, which would make "emotional" a completely all-encompassing genre from classical to opera to pop to rap. Hope that helps.

Emo = Emotional Hardcore Contrary to popular belief, Emo is not about being depressed or cutting, it's not short for emotional, it has nothing to do with teenage posers who follow the trend of pretending to be bisexual, depressed, and wearing all black. It's not a fashion. The fashion that's commonly referred to as "emo fashion", is actually called "scene". And MCR and Fallout Boy are NOT emo. In actuality, It's a branch off of hardcore punk that started in the mid 80s with the punk band, Rites of Spring. They hated the glorified violence and restrained music that infected the D.C. hardcore scene, and took hardcore to a greater level of experimentation with more emotional lyrics and more melodic instruments. Soon after, a surge of new bands started forming and creating their own adaption of the style that Rites of Spring innovated. The summer of 1985 became known as "revolution summer". Good emo bands from "revolution summer" include: Rites of Spring, Embrace, Moss Icon, Dag Nasty, Gray Matter, Nation of Ulysses, and Fire Party. After the disbanding of Rites of Spring, Ian MacKaye (from Embrace) and Guy Picciotto (from Rites of Spring) formed the post-hardcore band Fugazi in the early 90s. who influenced bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Far, Braid, and Jimmy Eat World. In my opinion, Sunny Day Real Estate are to mall emo, (the music that's commonly referred to as emo today) as Rites of Spring are to emo. They started the whole movement of mainstream "emo" bands. Happening at the same time, was the the unground movement of screamo. Screamo sounded similar to emo, but louder and with a lot more screaming and slightly different song structures. Screamo started with bands such as Antioch Arrow, Palatka, Portraits of the Past, and The Swing Kids. The music comprised of brutal yet somewhat melodic guitars, loud, fast drums, song structures that switch from quiet to loud, and obviously, screaming vocals. One thing that's not true is when people say real emo is a dead genre. because, while mainstream "emo" has taken over MTV and the radio, an underground emo/screamo scene still exists. Circle Takes the Square, Raein, Daitro, Haram, 1905, and ...Who Calls So Loud, City of Caterpillar are all examples of emo (and screamo) bands from the last eight years, most of them are still existing. It's not a dead genre, you just have to look for the real deal.

Emo is a lifestyle that is stereo typed by many people who truley don't understand. Emo the stereotype is people that are depressed and who cut themselves. Those people are called self harmers. Emo means emotional so as an example if you are emo you aren't sad you are realy sad(where the stereo type comes from which is a lot of the emo people so you see where the stereotype comes from), You aren't happy you are realy happy (Many people dont notice this as emo), you aren't angry you are realy angry,Etc.. Emo means you feel your emotions to an extreme. Most emo's wear all black and listen to rock music(usualy screamo). True emo people have real problems they sometimes look like normal everyday people without the hair styles, makeup, and all the hate. The fakes are middle class-upper middle class kids who think they have real problems when in reality they dont. They take and dye their hair, start wearing black, and listen to screamo or metal, and "hate" their lives. Emo people use music, the way they dress, and look to express themselves.

1. E-mos, commonly found reciprocating in livejournals, exclusive/uber-trendy chatrooms, myspace, or your local Starbucks with their wireless mac laptop (Let it be noted that whether the E-mo uses myspace, they will have a vast quantity of pictures, mostly of themselves posing...somehow.) 1a. Aside from computer proficiency, they maintain the same characteristics of an emo or hipster

A group of white, mostly middle-class well-off kids who find imperfections in there life and create a ridiculous, depressing melodrama around each one. They often take anti-depressants, even though the majority don't need them. They need to wake up and deal with life like everyone else instead of wallowing in their imaginary quagmire of torment.

Something that retards label things that they don't like.

There are lots of different types of emos and they dont all cut or hate everything.

Once apon a time the term 'emo' was actually used in context. Meaning a genre of music, linked to underground bands and sometimes known as a sub-genre of punk, rock or screamo. Now the word 'emo' is often used as a stereoype, which is insulting to one if not self proclaimed. Emo is now also seen as someone who is 'depressed' or self mutilates themselves, or someone who wears black. When infact they are just a normal person who dresses differently, doesn't like the whole gangta scene, and would rather listen to worth while bands than listening to 50cent all day round.

Emu spelled with an o instead of a u. A big stupid looking bird.

Emo is whatever you think it is, its different for everyone.

Something all stereotypes agree on they hate.

There are too many stereotypical definitions for an emo on Urban Dictionary, so I'm going to try to clear this up for those who don't know what they're talking about. Emo stands for "emotionally challenged", yes, but that's not a synonym for "melodramatic, cutting, freaks who over dramatize everything", because not every single emo on the planet is like that. Usually, the over dramatic ones are the fake ones trying to get attention from everyone. Emo people are usually those who have very difficult lives at home or in general, constantly facing problems that effect them emotionally, and drive them into a self panic. They usually think there's nothing really anyone can do for them, they feel very alone in the world. Its true, nobody knows just how much they go through in a day, with people criticizing, bashing, and labeling them alone. Most people are too dim or self absored to see through their thick skull and realize the pain these people go through everyday. When people start shooting off their mouth about how emos are black dressing, cutting, eye-liner wearing, melodramatic, freaks, that's only because it's what society has labeled them as. And maybe, they do wear eyeliner or dress in all black, but does that give you the right to bash them? Does that make them any less of a person? All they need is for you to walk up to them and give them a compliment and maybe even become friends. Because, if you do that, you could really really realllly make that persons day. Emos are NOT a frkn subculture, so STOP saying that, they're humans like you and me.

To me, it's a label. A stupid steriotype. Emo's ARE NOT wrist cutters. Wrist cutters are wrist cutters. Emo's can laugh and smile. It's not a bad damn thing! Some of my best friends are emoish. I don't see why people like to make fun of them. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS NOT EMO! Not all emos where tight pants. We dont go and cry every time we get made fun of. Some of us can beat your ass : And that is my definition of emo. If you don't like it, then screw you :

Normally a 15-17 year old teenager. Considers themselves to be much more in touch with their emotions than anyone else; whereas they really just feel sorry for themselves. Most emo's will claim to be depressed, or simply misunderstood. They think they are unique, and fail to realise that they actually look like half the teenage population of south england. You can recognise an emo by looking for these general characteristics: SKINNY JEANS (both boys and girls) The tighter the better. If an emo can hardly walk because of their jeans, then they've reached optimum emo status. STRIPEY JUMPERS. Normally black and grey. If you're a boy, this should again be worn as tightly as possible. Breathing comfortably is a luxury you may have to sacrifice. TATTY CONVERSE. Usually drawn on, as most emo's regard themselves as artists. BLACK LONG HAIR COVERING ONE SIDE OF YOUR FACE. Vision can be compromsised for style as an emo. Try and make it as greasy as possible. Finally, emo's MUST look down on everyone else, accuse them of being uncreative, judgemental, and the sole cause of their 'depression'. If you're a hardcore emo you'll cut yourself occasionnally. If you're not, then you at least have to pretend you do.

The look a guy has when he catches his dick in his zipper.

conformists in denial.

1.Most overused word in high school. 2.Word people always feel like they have to tell you the "true" meaning of.

Emo stands for 'emotional' and it shows that you're not afraid to hide your feelings. A lot of the reviews I've read are extremely negative about emos. I find this extremely annoying and prejudiced, I mean, how can they say that when they don't even know the person? The situation is generally "Oh, look its an emo, get her/him" and then you're in extreme pain even before youve had time to hitch up your trousers to run for it. Believe me, emos don't dress the way they dress for attention-they express how they hurt inside. (And the fringe is probably to hide the black eye from yet another beat-up) Why, why, why do emos cause such an effect on people? What have they ever done to THEM? And just what is the point of hating ALL emos? Emo bands are widely feared/hated too, and some newspapers even tried to turn parents against their own children, sying 'oh emo this and emos that' but emo doesnt really have anything to DO with self harm. Self harm is not a trend or a style-its a disorder. (listen to My Cheical Romance-Its not a fasion statement, its a deathwish)

1.A sub-genre of punk music that has very emotional(hence emo)lyrics, often talking about suicide,love,or death.also see screamo 2.A culture in which the people listen to emo/screamo music,are very emotional,often very artistic, and feel that no one understands them. Some emos are gay or bisexual. stereotyped as depressed or angry. 3.Many characterize emos by thier clothes. Often includes band tees(often dead or unheard-of bands),very tight "drainpipe" pants,black/striped clothing, hoodies,and studded or metal accessories. Many wear converse 4.Hair is often dyed black, dark brown, or an unnatural color. often parted to one side, covering one eye 5.Many people stereotype emos as the people who cut themselves. this stereotype is not completely true. Emos are publically emotional people, and this may lead to cutting, but just remember that there are preps,jocks,and skaters that cut or self harm as well.

A group of kids/teens ranging from 13-their twenties (depends). Most often seen in skinny jeans, band tees, graphic tees, logo tees, ect. According to popular websites and shows emo kids are depressed low lifes who cut themselves and want to die, when in reality we/they are usually happy people who are in a music obsession and want to be unique. Though to some they all look the same there are vast diffrences. One main similarity though, is the long bangs. However the bangs are still all diffrent ranging from coppy and angular to strait across and smooth. **SCENE AND EMO ARE TOTALLY DIFFRENT! U WILL MOST LIKELY BE SMACKED IF YOU CALL A SCENE KID EMO OR AN EMO KID SCENE** **Most emos dont swear but improvise**

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An abbreviation for emotive rock, a genre of music. Some also consider it a social group/fashion like goth or prep. Actually, emo does not really exist, people who classify themselves as emos are scene/posers and people classifed as emos by others are usually normal, yet quiet people who have smaller circles of friends and like alternative music.

Emo people are people who don't care what others think about them. They don't really want to be accepted by "the crowd" ...Emo people listen to some pretty good music. I myself Like avenged sevenfold, death cab for cutie, panic at the disco, black veil brides, etc. .....I Like most of the stuff at hot topic, but I cant buy any of it cause its so expensive. Emo people don't actually have a certain type of dress. Everyone assumes that emo people LOVE wrist bands, and chains, scarves, choker necklaces, skulls, and rock, because over half of the emo people they know probably express their feelings through that kind of stuff. Emo reallly does just stand for "emotional" ..You dont have to be poetic to be emo, but mostly everyone who is emo is artistic in some way. Emo does not mean that you cut yourself, or try to commit suicide. Some Do, but thats just because that's what they choose. NOT ALL EMO PEOPLE WEAR BLACK ALL THE TIME. Stop Listening to the stereotypes. Get your facts straight.

Emo is used for a description for both a music genre and a fashion sense. Emo is not about cutting yourself or being depressed. It's about being yourself and rebelling against society. All emo people aren't gay either. They usually have choppy, layered hair and wear band shirts, skinny jeans, and converse sneakers.

Emo is a music type and sub-culture. This will cover the sub-culture. Emo is short for emotional. People who are "Emo" tend to wear tight jeans and a black T-shirt or colourful T-shirt. Their hair is usually just past shoulder length, dyed black or white blonde and covers one eye. A common belief is that emos are severely depressed suicidal homosexual melodramatic attention-seekers. This is not the case. It is true some are depressed/suicidal/homosexual/melodramatic/attention-seeking, but a lot of them aren't. They are usually down to earth, easy to talk to, get along with, non-threatening. If your going through something tough in your life they are good people to talk to because they aren't judging, understand life and are able to keep secrets. So don't be an emo-hater just because they're not "Mainstream" like you. They are just more deep, friendly and understanding then you.

1. (n.) genre of music consisting of punk rock, hardcore punk, and rock music with emotional lyrics. 2. (n.) a subculture revolving around emo music 3. (adj.) used to describe someone whom dresses/looks as an emo would, or someone apart of the emo subculture (see definition 2).

The emotional side of punk; the sad/dramatic side of punk rockers. People who wish to announce they are emo may cut hair so it covers (at least) one eye and wear eyeliner and layer their clothes note: this does NOT mean that all people who dress like this are "emo" Emos look at love and life through black-covered glasses and may occasionally smile if among other emos. Emos are known for hating "preps" group of people who hate black and pop their collars. Emo is also associated with cutting of wrists -- emos may do this and they may not, but if they do, they're just gay because that is something stupid to do. BE WARNED OF EMO WANNABES -- people who cut their hair, wear the makeup, pretend to cut, and generally act like a-holes. They are not emo. They are WEMO - wannabe emo. Also be aware (but friendly) to the ELMOs - they dress emo but they are happy outgoing people and love to laugh and be normal with their friends -- they are ELMOs (they try to be Emo but come off more Tickle-me-Elmo)

This word has lots of meanings, but it is mainly used as a negative term for a fashion and music style that though perfectly acceptable is considered bad. This term has been used to stereotype people and deindividualise them(in particular teenagers) as something that in reality does not represent them at all. Many people claim to hate "emo's" meaning they hate people they stereotype as emo. This makes very little sense, as it means they hate someone for the way they look and the music they like. This does not reflect their personality. Basically, if used seriously emo is a term used by pathetic narrow-minded losers who just have no respect for other peoples tastes and seem to think they know what everyone is like by how they are dressed. They are also stupid enough to think a fashion trend will make someone self-harm. Most people who use the term emo negatively and seriously are people who can only see the surface of anything as if they actually thought about it they would realise that maybe emo kids are teenagers who were originally generally more emotional/thoughtful/sensitive than most and found the emo fashion and music to fit their taste. If thats what they like wearing and thats what they like listening to then let them and bugger off!!! They wear it because they like it. Same reason you wear what you wear and you listen to what you listen to, you emo haters are not supreme beings who can decide what is and isn't good taste so get lost you socially conforming arseholes!!

e·mo /ˈēmō/ noun 1. a style of rock music resembling punk but having more complex arrangements and lyrics that deal with more emotional subjects. adjective 1. denoting or relating to emo and its associated subculture.

Just to clarify all emo's DO NOT cut themselves, cry, want to die, listen to soft rock, they aren't all depressed and normally dont have high voices because of a little thing called puberty. These are all stereotypes that pathetic people make up. The term emo came from a band called Emotive Hardcore. There you go now you don't have to listen to people's bullshit and can shut them up in 1.

Many People Think That An Emo Is A Person That Dresses In Skinny Jeans And Black Morbid Tops. Many Of You Also Think That An Emo Is Someone Who Has Dyed Their Hair Darker Than It Originally Was. This Is Untrue Lets Get Some Background Into This Shall We? Emo Was Originally A Type Of Music - Emotive Music - In The 80's And 90's I Suppose. BUTTTT Some Saddos In The Late 90's Early 2000's Decided That They'll Make Up A Meaning For The Word 'Emo' Which Is Commonly Used For Emotional People. EVERYONE IS EMOTIONAL. We All Get Sad We All Get Happy We All Get Exited We All Get Depressed We All Get Angry We All Get Bashful We All Get Undecided We All Get Bloody Emotions K? Emo Doesn't Mean Emotional That Makes Everyone Emo Some People Also Think That Emo's Are People Different From Themselves. Loners Maybe. Just Because Someone Is Alone At Lunch Time Doesn't Make Them Emo. Or If Someone Is Wearing Too Much Eyeliner It Makes Them Emo To Some People Right. Instead Of Me Ranting At You I'm Gonna Ask You A Favor K? Ask Before You Say If You Want To Know If Someone Is Emo Ask Them If They Don't Want To Be Called Or Labelled 'Emo'Then They Obviously Aren't Emo And Will Say No Or Definately Not. If They Are A Wannabe Emo Then They Will Say Durhh. Personally I Hate All Of This Labelling Shit I Was 9 When I Was First Labelled Scene And Goth And Emo And Back Then I Didn't Know What They Meant So I Shrugged Them Off. I Have Only Just Turned 13 Now And It Is Really Doing My Tree In If Humans Were Meant To Be Labelled They'd Be Cans Of Beans And Shit. Labelling Has Taken Over Every Teenager's Life Just Don't Do It K?

A distant introverted person that has a black aesthetic and loves a certain type of music. Wears eyeliner and may seem edgy, but really they are crying alone in their room every night while men listening to MCR. Types of “emo” may vary. Not to be confused with goth.

emo has become an ever increasing style and one most "emo kids" are not emo they are just following the style and they are known as "scene". Now I don't label myself but i guess you could say i have clothes that can be classified as the emo fashion but an emo kid doesnt have to dress in the stereotypical skinny jeans band t and converse you can wear really anything...emo is a state of mind and a music style not all emos cut not all emos write poetry not all emos play instruments or sing not all emos do drugs and NOT ALL EMOS LIKE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE AND FALL OUT BOY please people get that thrrough your heads i hear that all the time and not all do like those two bands from what i know most emo kids like alternative metal rock techno emo death metal and things of those genres they understand people and music and the world and emo kids will inslut people who deserve insulting and normally do not consider themselves emo IF YOU DO MEET SOMEONE WHO PROCLAIMS THEY ARE EMO AND SHOWS OFF THEIR SCARS THERES A 9/10 CHANCE THEY ARE A POSER OR LOOKING FOR ATTENTION also not all emo kids are bi and gay but being bi is also the new fad so that is my definition oh and you can play sports and stuff and still be emo

Emo is a genre of music, also known as "Emotive Hardcore", which was created in the 80s by a band who uplifted it all known as Rites of spring. Emo is a powerful and passionate style of genre that features powerful musical build ups, Vocalists screaming passionately, and Very Instrumental. Emo is NOT in anyway linked to how a person dresses or looks like, Emotions, or the action of one cutting themselves. Emo Is Legit! Check it out boiz and gurlz! GOOD emo bands I listen To: Snowing, La dispute, Pianos Become The Teeth, Algernon Cadwallader, Touche Amore, Loma Prieta, mewithoutyou, Weatherbox. Bad/Fake: Bring Me The Horizon, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Blessthefall, Brokencyde, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate, Taking Back Sunday.

its basically described by society as a type of person or is basiclly a insult all together but in real cases its a type of music evolved from punk rock just like many other that evolved from punk rock as well. In Standards emo is dead well not nesicarly dead but lets just say is not so "easy" to find a REAL emo band now a days. If you people didnt know before Hawthorne Heights isnt emo and all the other bands out there such as like my chemical romance and what not are also not emo MCR is post punk or pop punk so is HH basically because most/all of there lyrics are sad or deperessing were in real life emo is about the instrumentals yes there a some emo music with no lyrics yes i know its ODD~~~~ the genre of emo orignated in the 1980s time period 1986 is basically the most accurate time period and died out in the early 1990s and pop punk is suppose to be there so called "resurrection" the whole clothing thing has nothing to do with emo. Emo was basically all about the music they basically did have a clothing to go with it but it was basic and not focused on the clothing was basically solid pocket tees and no brand clothing with earth colors black ,white, brown ect. Now a days what you see tellum haircuts and multi colored hair and skinny jeans and stripped leggings and billions of more other things people call "emo" are actually "scene" Scene is a type of fashion that again originated from punk and has some of its aspects and like i said is called EMO by stupid people that have no knowledge at all and try to make people feel low and bad about them selfs. Emo is also a stereotype which is not a true because a music can not be a person or anyother thing cause its impossiable. The Stereotype is that most of people that are apart of 3m0 are typically sad all day hate there life are gay cross dress and so on when in real life all this is untrue people just make up these fibs to make people or mad or just because they dont like the style or w.e and try to cause other people to hate that w.e thing it is and other people to harm it. Some people actually try to make emo w.e a cult or something thats just stupid it is the real ordeal is its music that has died out and some other thing ressurected from and is totally different i think its wrong to separte your self from sociey yes it good to be different but separting your self or trying to be in a cult is wrong because with or with out the clothes or hair or acsessories your still a human being. i personally like some real emo bands and i have my share of pop punk bands that i like i like all kinds of music i think theres good in all music but im just sick of these little groups or w.e that are trying to be created trying to dress in a particaller style and listening to only one type of music or w.e gets boring, limits your you fun intake ability and everything there are no phiscal border that says NO DONT GO INTO HOT TOPIC YOUR NOT LIKE THAT OMG ITS SOOO WRONQ people made clothes to sell they dont give a shit if you it likes right on you they just sell it to get money and if you think it really looks wrong on you then dont fucking wear it all clothes are the same just the fabric and design and how you wear it is different and creating group and such are ruining peoples choices and basically life because they are limiting people clothing choices and mixing clothing is bascially POSERISSHHH :| come on thats stupid im just really pissed off and amazed how this is a big fucking deal wear what you want and talk to the people you want listen to music you want and stfu if you want to be cool you wont waste fucking 600000000 dollars on clothes just to talk to angelina or micheal or just to be cool its just pointless. For all you stupid people out there get your shit straight before you start talking and care about yourself and other fucking stuff that matter, and posers if being cool is fucking importaunt and following fashion and stuff is a need go ahead and waste 90343254235323255 dollars your just wasting your time

Deference between Goth & Emo: Emo hate themselves Goth hate everyone Emo wants to die Goth wants people to die

welllllll.......... Emo mean's Potato in japan so all you whom label yourselves as emo are potatos HA!!!!!!!

Kids who often feel rejected or unaccepted in what most people would call the "normal" groups. Most of the time clothed in darker colors such as gray and black. They make friends just like everyone else but tend to only feel really comfortable around others like themselves. Contrary to popular belief, Emo kids do not ALWAYS want to kill themselves. The cutting is actually an action from form of depression and many non-emo people do it also.

The most overused word in the english language.

1. A music genre. Emotional Harcore, Emotive Hardcore, Emocore. A type of rock music origionated from hardcore punk. characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s. Emo broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s. In recent years the term "emo" has been applied by critics and journalists to a variety of artists, including Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance. (wikipedia, for onece, it's true) 2.A steroetype that many people believe. It tells us that 'emo kids' cut their wrists, write poetyry/songs, lock themselves in their rooms, whine, cry, and most importantly, they are though to be posers. Yes, there are 'emo' posers, but there is, every so often, a true 'emo' I'm my opinion, 'emo' just means different and slightly more emotional at times. Not all 'emos' cut or write poetry, yada, yadam, yada, blah, blah, blah. There is also the style, which is more colourful, 'scene'. Also...give them a break, you don't know why those people have no friends or cry. You don't know what situation they're in.

Something that all stereotypes agree on they hate.

(Noun, Adjective) - A word of many uses, emo generally describes: A) A genre of music B) Style of fasion C) Lifestyle/subculture (NOTE - The following may be just slightly biased) Emo music (short for Emocore or Emotional Hardcore) is a derivitive of the mid 80's hardcore scene. Born in Washington D.C., early emo was a mix of hardcore punk with both emotional lyrics and performances, dominated by bands such as "Rites Of Spring" and "Embrace". By the late 90's, most original emo bands had disbanded or changed direction. From 2000 onwards, many bands have unwillingly or unrightfully been labled as emo, such as "Dashboard Confessional" and "Taking Back Sunday". Many "classic" emo fans and outsiders view modern emo music as warterd-down punk rock. Emo fasion or "the emo look" has a number of simple characteristics. For males, hair should be black (although dark red/brown is acceptable), greassy, have a long fringe and a bang covering one eye. For females, although dark hair is prefered, any colour is acceptable. While hair may be cleaner, it must still cover a large portion of the face. Black shirts and jackets are worn, although on rare occasions an emo may wear a grey or white hoodie. Jeans are the clothing of choice for the emo, although for males anything out of their sisters closet is fine. Footware is typically any sort of skating shoe. To complete the look, apply excessive amounts of eyeshadow (males and females), put on a pair of black horned glasses and start listening to your eyepod. Emo culture, dominated by middle to upper class suburban white teenagers, is characterised by weak music, self loathing and melodrama. After listening to some emo music (generally, but not always shite), emo-boy will log onto myspace to talk to his emo friends. After blogging about how shit life is, how he fucking hates his parents, and how the whole world hates him, he'll have a look at emo-girls myspace page. A quick look at the 17,000 photos she's uploaded (either of her looking into the distance, her looking up at the camera in a confused and drugfucked way or her at an emo gathering), emo-boy and emo-girl will chat to each other. The conversation quickly turns to how they are both alone and nobody understands them. Emo-boy has had enough of myspace (for a few minutes at least) and decides he is depressed. He writes a "deep and meaningfull" poem, before deciding to end it all. A quick slash of the wrists and it's time to sit in the dark and wait for the end to come. Unfortunately, he only drove the razor 2 milimetres into his skin, so there's a pretty good chance he'll be back at school next week, trying (not very hard) to hide his fresh scars and emotions.

An "Emo" really is just a confused teenager. The entire Emo subculture is rooted in music. Emo is short for "emotional" or "emotional hardcore." This type of music came about in D.C. in the 80's (before most self-proclaimed emos were even born.) The type of people who listened to this music had common tastes in fashion, and like many other fashion eras, they all began dressing the same way. Now the term Emo is associated more with behavior and style than it is with music. Simply don a pair Converse, a studded belt, head-to-toe black, and angled bangs, and voila--you're an Emo. Of course, there is the debate over real and wannabe Emos, but really they're all the same. They purposely choose to dress a certain way, act a certain way, listen to (or pretend to listen to) certain music, despite what their motives are. Whether their motives are sincere or superficial, all Emos have chosen to conform to a group of people they feel safe with. They would rather be called "weird" than be themselves and think for themselves. The ones that call themselves real Emos look and act (on the surface) like wannabe Emos. The only difference may be that they are truly admirers of the music scene, or that they truly have difficult family lives. Either way, they are all just this generation's subculture. Just like the Grunge group of the 90s or the Hippies of the 60s, the Emos have found their stereotypical shoe, their theme song, their color, and their attitude, and they will fight for it until the death (or until they grow weary of cutting themselves). If they do cut themselves, you will know it. The entire point of cutting is to garner sympathy and attention. Never will you find an Emo who secretly cuts him or herself. Emos are really just searching for a place to call home. Every teenager has to find some group to associate with, lest they be left out. In this way, Emos are no different than the Chavs. The Chavs are just looking for a group to fit into as well. While the Chav group may be much more dim-witted and emotionally numb, they too are just a group of scared teenagers looking for a family. One day, both Emos and Chavs will look back on their silly little phases and laugh. They'll also look back on their ridiculous Urban Dictionary entires and wonder how they were able to graduate from high school with such poor grammar and spelling skills.

Emo was once a negative connotation on the new style of music created by such bands mentioned already (Fugazi, Rites of Spring, etc). Now it is an overly-hyped money making process, and has flooded the mainstream radio/tv stations. Trend following kids everywhere have adopted the "emo lifestyle" because it is the newest fad.

I looked at the other definitions, and there seems to few people on here that actually know what they're talking about. So I thought I'd add mine, with a bit of history and background information... 1976 saw the birth of punk, bringing with it many sub-genres, sub-sub-genres, and sub-sub-sub-sub-genres. In the early 80s, punk had branched off into several different styles, and ways of taking the genre. In 1981 there was a large amount of "hardcore" bands emerging from the D.C. scene. One of these bands were called "Minor Threat", who had a very vibrant, and melodic sound. Nearing the end of 1983, the band "Minor Threat" broke up, after the band seemed to "run out of steam", and their last 7" single "Salad Days" in 1984 finally killed the band, and the DC hardcore scene. After that new bands emerged, taking the genre their own way. 1984 showed the release of "Zen Arcade", an album by minneapolis band "Husker Du". This interpretation showed much more powerful, intense vocals with slow, melancholy and more melodic song writing. In Spring 1984, D.C. Hardcore band "Rites of Spring" emerged, taking inspiration from the earlier hardcore scene. The band brought a totally new vocal approach to Husker Du's original style. Summer 1985 became known as the "revolution summer" when a whole wave of hardcore bands emerged from the D.C. scene such as Gray Matter, Soulside, Ignition and Dag Nasty. Few bands retained the original fast paced, hardcore style proposed by "Rites of Spring" and "Husker Du" but took a much more droney, melodic approach to the genre. These bands were then labelled the "D.C. Sound" or "D.C. Hardcore", and some of them were labelled "emo". It was never suggested by Rites Of Spring that the term "emo" was short for anything. Although it has been proposed that emo was short for "emotive hardcore" or "emotionally charged hardcore punk" in a 1985 flipside interview with the band they claimed they were "not a punk rock band" and it was never mentioned in the text that they were "emotional" or "emotive" although the term "emo" was used several times. Again, people took the genre several ways. Some people took an "Indie-rock" approach to the genre, while others retained a "post hardcore" style. Many emo bands were poorly paid, underground, and rarely heard of, and few records were ever released around the genre. Which is probably why today it is so easily mistaken and misunderstood. The "D.C. hardcore scene" grew, and with it, a stereotype fashion. People with a "Mop-top" haircut, skinny t-shirts and old trainers became a classic "D.C. hardcore scene" cliche. However, not all of these were "emo fans" nor were they in any way "emo's". It is suggested that this idea was taken, and progressed through the nineties to a much more "geeky" look nowadays. However, emo is a genre of music, argue all you like, your still wrong. Saying "I am an emo" is like saying "I am a jazz", which is not possible. Emo has been heavily marketed by magazines (Kerrang etc.) and a totally wrong idea of the genre is now being spread across youths. The early 90s saw a last breath for emo, with a much more softer, "Indie-rock" take on the genre. After that, the rest is history. It's a shame the genre was dragged through the gutter like that.

Most recently, a term used to dismiss the feelings and emotions of others as not being as real or as important as your own.

Something that very few people are. The style has mind-fucked every teenager into thinking that they are depressed. I, being manic and having extreme anger issues and emotional outbursts, don't even know if I'm emo. If you seriously need to look this up because of style, you aren't really emo. So there.

a word that people use WAY to much

Emo is another type of people. There are jocks, preps, nerds, goths, ect. Emo fits right in there, where it belongs. Emo people are normally happy, but at times get let down. Emos are normally labelled by the kids at school. Bullies help with the labeling. When people get called names and get picked on, they seem sad. A lot of them find ways to avoid it, but some hangs on to it no matter how long ago it was. They hang on because nobody lets them forget. Next thing you know a rumor or secret gets out about how these people that got bullied hates themselves, or "cut". This is how emos get their names. Emo people don't all hate themselves, nor "cut". Some are just tired of the life style they live, and people around them. Some don't want to die, they just want to start all over, but they can't. Emo people aren't allways outcast. In fact, some are rather poular. Take it from someone that has been called "Emo" a lot of times, even by my bestfriend. Emo people aren't what everyone assumes, we can be rather cool.

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Noun There are 2 possible variations of this word. 1. A person who due to circumstances, more often than not out of his control, is in a depressed state wherein the person can be happy and outgoing one moment to depressed and distant the next. Doesnt always have to dress in dark colors or have dark hair but is sometimes a sterotypical characteristic than may or may not be true in said case. 2. A person who actually has little wrong with their life but tells everyone they do as to attract attention. It is thought that by doing this they may be 'cool' or 'in' but in reality is not being who they are and is closely related to 'scene'

Emo is an identification, usually used by suburban white teenagers. However, emo is a paradox that defies everything it supposedly stands for. An emo will tell you that they don't conform and remain individuals, but they all act the same, dress the same, have the same hairstyles, listen to the same music, etc. They conform within their own group, just like nearly all suburban teenagers. Emos claim to be depressed and angry all of the time, but they are in fact fundamentally happy and joyous. Emos say that they reject the values of the preppy kids, but still hold the core beliefs- denying those who do not conform, sleeping around, experimenting with drugs, and overall being suburban wannabes. Anyone who identifies as an emo simply cannot be in practice- they are instead "wannabemos", somebody who strives to be an emo, but cannot.

Emotional Hardcore that is it recently the term has been messed with but they are true Anti-Conformists such as Punk and Goth they use this terms to as another way of saying that they just follow what the heart says dos not just do something because its cool or fasionable be because they feel like it

Emo is a fashion for young white people Bought on by Low Self Esteem. Teenagers sometimes get low self esteem, and they don't understand why, Because it is Sub Conscious. Instead of figuring out how to Love Themselves again, and be happy, They cover themselves in a Modern, Young Goth Fashion. They hang with people who have the same self esteem issue, Thinking they are the only people who "Understand" them, They don't even understand themselves. Emos don't want you judging them (Even though they demand perfection with their make up and hair, Spending hours in the mirror making it look perfect.) It's hard to not judge an Emo, When they are labeling themselves, And when they want to be "Individuals", Even though they all listen to the same music, They all dress the same, Do their hair the same and talk the same way. And when they want to be "Non Conformists", even though they all act the same way, They Non Conform by Wearing Black and Make Up, But When It Becomes The Point of a Fashion, Then you're conforming all over again. When You "Judge" an Emo, They are hurt on the inside, And they feel that if they wear black, That can somehow protect them from being labeled, But nobody is easier to label than an Emo

EMO - is more fashion than anything else, the fashion is mainly wearing black, jet black hair (covering half the face), lip piercings, eyeliner. Sadly emo get stereotyped to being kids who sit and cut themselves which is crap. That is NOT emo thats just a sad thing called depression (get help!) and infact many "emos" disagree with self mutalation completely. Emos are said to be moody, dark and have bleak outlooks on life but most are happy and comfortable with their own styles. Many bands are also considered to be emo such as My Chemical Romance, From First To Last, Hawthorne Heights, 30 Seconds To Mars etc as they sing on moody and sometimes death related themes. Last note, dont judge or stereotype "emo" people especialy if you dont know them. You wouldnt want someone to judge you.

The next generation of mass marketed personality. Like all those fads before it, the naive audience too swept up in temporary acceptance, beleive will last forever. No fad ever maintains its "identity" past the time it takes for one to grow up and look back on childhood pictures and see what a tool they were. Anyone who beleives emo is anything more than a marketing device is too ignorant to search for their real identity. As of late, the "technology generation" has subconciously accepted their place as a demographic, and willingly accept the exploitation and leadership by psuedo music artists and fasion designers.

Emo is NOT short for emotional and it has nothing to do with how you dress or wear your hair. It is, in FACT, an insult word created by punks in the 80's to call the guys in emotive hardcore punk bands. Unless you are in one of those bands, you are NOT emo, and never will be. Emotive hardcore music wasn't even just about being sad and depressed and hating yourself. Sure, some songs could be about that, but they could also be stupidly happy. The difference between emotive hardcore and regular punk is that emotive hardcore had more feelings incorporated into the music. The only reason why some people think that wearing eye liner and side bangs or cutting yourself makes you emo is mainly because of stores like Hot Topic, but guys in emotive hardcore bands wouldn't be caught dead dressed like that. If you cut yourself, then you have a problem and you should get help, but don't call yourself emo. Cutting and other forms of self-mutilation have nothing to do with the word "emo". Just because you have problems in your life and you cry a lot doesn't mean you're emo either. Also, don't tell other people that you're emo because A: you're not and B: you just make yourself look like a whiny and ignorant person who can't handle your own shit.

Emo is a type of genre of music. It's not a label where people cut themselves. Or hate the world.

Describes people who post depressing or emo status updates on the web via instant messenger, twitter, facebook, myspace, and the like. These people are often perfectly fine or in a perfectly capable position to resolve their issues but much rather sully their peers' newsfeeds with dispiriting song lyrics and messages. Secretly we all wish they would shut up.

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1. Fake Emo: see Female Emo Poser, Male Emo Poser, Fake Emo. They like to wear black and say they hate themselves and no one understands and wear thick eyeliner and have black hair all over their face. They pierce themselves and they cry and they think they are artists and everyone who is not emo cannot express themselves, and is just a cookie cutter of every other human being that fake emos used to be. They are not actually emo, but they take typical bad situations and turn it into "My Life Sucks, Can I Kill Myself Already?" although you know they never will. 2. Real Emo: These people probably appear very happy on the outside, not wearing black all the time with thick heavy eyeliner. Most real emos, although not all, suffer from an unfortunate psychological problem like depression. One minute they can be the happiest person, and the next, crying hysterically and wanting to commit suicide. The fact that people throw around the term 'emo' is very upsetting, because REAL people with REAL problems like Megan Meier (look up Megan Pledge on Google Search) can't help themselves and need love and care. Emo isn't a word to describe these people, but because of today's idiocy, you can't get someone to just treat them regularly, but treat them as 'emo', which I doubt can help them at all. The real definition of emo should stay as it should- someone who is just following a stupid trend. 3. Emo music.

a really bad imitation of goth.most "emo" people are posers who only wear pink and black(boys too),and the others cry all the time,not knowing how to deal with their problems.

Emo is a term that is short for emotive hardcore. Most people these days think that emo is strictly short for emotional, but this is false. If emo just meant emotional, wouldn’t it encompass all musical genres, because all music has emotion in it? If you only pick one thing out of this article, be it that emo stands for emotive hardcore, not just emotional. Many kids have the complete wrong sense of what emo is. Many earlier emo bands only released their songs on vinyl, and they were distributed minimally, so the origin of emo is lost among most people. This is my attempt at tracing it back to the start, in hopes to educate you. I’m sure there is going to be a lot of important bands and years missing, but hopefully it will give you a vague idea of how it all started out. With that said, let’s move onto the history of emotive hardcore. Heres where the term emo came from: When Minor Threat broke up in 1983, the hardcore punk scene was getting pretty stale. In 1984, Husker Du released “Zen Arcade,” which somewhat set the blueprint for emo bands to follow. This album had the rough vocals, but it had more melody, and was a bit slower than their previous works. Many people give credit to this as the first emo album. In the spring of 1984, a band called Rites of Spring was formed, containing members of previous hardcore bands The Untouchables/Faith and Deadline. This band kept the speed and stylings of hardcore punk rock, but the vocals were a lot more emotional, and at times even broke into a throaty moan. The lyrics also strayed from politics, and took a more emotional/profound look at life. Rites of Spring gets a lot of credit for being the first emotive hardcore band. Ian Mckaye, formerly of Minor Threat, got into a band called Embrace. Definitely different than Minor Threat, Embrace took a more emotional side to the lyrics as well, and were a lot more melodic. These bands, and much of the other bands on Dischord Records are now labeled as “The Classic DC Sound.” This was the first wave of emo bands.These bands focused more on emotion, than punk rock energy. Legend has it that while Rites of Spring, or Embrace, or Moss Icon were playing a show, someone from the crowd shouted “You’re emo!” and that’s how the term got started. The show where it happened, and which bands were playing always differ with whoever you talk to, so I have no idea how true it is. Don’t take my word on it. From there, more and more emo bands started forming around North America. Moss Icon, which formed in 1986, started the loud/soft alternating twinkly guitar parts, and crashing distortion side of emo. Indian Summer and Native Nod, who were around 1995-96 are good examples of this, and focused more on the emotional part of the music, rather than the hardcore part, but were still hardcore. Emo was now a bit broader. Bands like Heroin(1992), Angel Hair(1997?), and Antioch Arrow(1995?) on Gravity Records focused more on the hardcore part of the genre, but were still very emo. The music is pretty chaotic, with just enough melody to pullthings through, and the vocals are usually hoarsely screamed. 1997 marks the release of Saetias fist 7” record, and the debut of level-plane records. I highly recommend that you pink Saetias “A retrospective” cd. At any rate, Level-plane records is probably the most famous emo label out there, and is still going strong today. It has released many important and influential albums, and is a huge part of todays emo scene. A lot of bands are getting called emo by the mainstream, when in fact they are not. The term emo has leaked into the mainstream, and a lot of emo kids see this as the end of the emo scene, somewhat like what happened with punk rock, and bands like simple plan. I used that example because mainstream bands i.e. Simple Plan get called punk, when really, they’re not punk at all. Emo is completely distorted from it’s original meaning, and the media is calling many bands that have no relevance to emo whatsoever, emo. Take Dashboard Confessional for example. Chris Carraba just plays acoustic ballads. There is nothing hardcore about it. The music may be very “emotional” and heartfelt, but even so, it is not emo. The same goes for indie bands like Death Cab For Cutie, and Bright Eyes. Conor Oberst is a brilliant songwriter, and I love his work, but again, there is nothing hardcore about his music. Another common misconception about emo, is that bands like Taking Back Sunday, and My Chemical Romance are emo. To me, these bands are strictly pop punk, although their lyrics may seem very emotional at times, but emo doesn’t stand for emotional, now does it? Another false interpretation of emo is the term “screamo.” I’m sure you’ve all heard this rant before, but I figured that I’d include it anyways. The media has used the term for bands like Thursday, and The Used. Because people call Dashboard Confessional emo, they interpret emo as “whiny watered down music for depressed kids who cut themselves.” With that as their idea of emo, it’s no wonder that people call The Used, or any other “whiny emotional band” that screams here and there “screamo.” With emo standing for emotive hardcore, the way I see it, screamo would stand for:Emotive hardcore + screaming, right? Wrong. Emotive hardcore contains screamed and/or whispered vocals in it already. Screamo = Emo. Just leave it at that. Even so, bands like The Used that are being labeled as “screamo” by the media aren’t emotive hardcore, so the term “screamo” is completely misused. The term “screamo” can be used for a band like orchid, although emo works just as well, but not for something like The Used. Screamo is made up by the media to sell bands like The Used, Poison The Well, and such, to people who don’t know any better. As I said before, with people calling Dashboard Confessional emo, it’s no wonder that they call any band that screams “screamo.” Alas, this is false. In summary, Emo stands for emotive hardcore, not emotional. Emotional lyrics do not make a band emo. Dashboard confessional, Bright Eyes, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, From Autumn To Ashes, and Atreyu are NOT emo. Screamo does not exist.

An emo is a cringeworthy male who only exists to please fangirls.

Emo (an abbreviation of "emotional") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional rock's limited emotional palette of alienation and rage. It is also used to describe fans of this genre, most commonly teenagers. (e.g., emo kid). The actual term "emo" originated in the mid-1980s D.C. scene, with the band Rites of Spring. The term addressed both the way the band connected with its audience, as well as its tendency to deal more with topics of personal and relationship politics than with the standard themes of rock music. History: The roots of the emo style can be traced to two seminal bands of the post-punk era. In 1983, Mission of Burma's album VS did much to expand rock beyond its original constraints while still retaining its raw emotional punch. There are still emo bands around today, but most of them take on a full-on screaming approach (hence the name Screamo) like Circle Takes The Square and Saetia. In 1984, Hüsker Dü's album Zen Arcade established what is widely considered to be the definitive blueprint for emo: simple, raw guitar-oriented music with intense vocals and deeply introspective songwriting. As the style caught on, bands such as Moss Icon, Policy of Three, Navio Forge and Indian Summer evolved the form into what became known as simply "emo", a style which intensified the dramatic aspects of vocal performances in order to achieve a cathartic breakthrough with the audience. Done well, the result was powerful emotional release that often left emo bands and their audiences crying or screaming at the end of performances. While effective, such open displays of emotion made many traditional rock fans uncomfortable, and caused much friction between the two camps. With the mass-market acceptance of alternative music in the early 1990s, a new derivative style variously called "chaotic emo", "screamo", and "Emo Violence" emerged featuring a blend of the more aggressive parts of bands like Rites of Spring, mixed chaotic rock music and with abrasive, emotional screaming vocals. The record label Gravity from San Diego, California was a major influence in releasing many defining records of the style in the early 1990s. Significant emo bands include Heroin, Angel Hair, Antioch Arrow, Swing Kids, and Mohinder. Many of these emo bands, such as Antioch Arrow, were significant to a blossoming scene on the west coast of the United States. After the decline of the significant bands in this movement, the focus on emo has shifted to the east coast instead. Focus on Screamo has shifted to Europe. Later in the 90s, bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate, Elliott, Christie Front Drive, Get Up Kids, Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring and Mineral explored a more moderately paced form of emo that mixed the early emo sound of Rites of Spring with the post-hardcore innovation of Fugazi and Quicksand. This style is sometimes referred to as "midwestern emo", due to many of the bands coming from midwestern American cities like Chicago or Kansas City. Today, the term "emo" is increasingly ambiguous. With the success of such power pop bands as The Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World and The Promise Ring, the music industry has eagerly appropriated the term "emo" as a marketing tool. Consequently, the emo label is now wrongly applied to a wide assortment of many diverse guitar-pop bands, such as Thursday, Senses Fail, Hawthorne Heights, the New Amsterdams, and more recently to quieter, acoustic-driven bands such as Dashboard Confessional. Bands such as Bright Eyes are often mistaken for emo but are not. Recently, as emo has edged its way into the public consciousness, non-fans of the genre (and even some ironic fans) have taken to using the term as a condescending insult, representing the stereotype of the angst-filled and overly-dramatic teenager. Examples include "cheer up, emo kid" or "I hate emo-fags". Emo fashion: "Emo fashion" seems to be directly derived from pre-existing rock fashion and retains staples from it, including the tendency for dyed, flat matte black hair and multiple piercings; in particular, labrets and ear "plugs" are prominent. Rolled-up (and often times form-fitting) jeans and t-shirts displaying sarcastic slogans or images of old-time cartoons are popular as well. Also band t-shirts, buttons for bands, and converse all-stars tend to be worn. More recently, many aspects of emo fashion have become mainstream and are regularly sold at stores like Hot Topic. Emo fashion, according to its proponents, is deeply rooted in a "being proud of who you are", anti-consumer subculture. Critics of the fashion point out that it has become so mainstream that it has become shallow and antithetical to this notion. To this extent, various websites and magazines have taken to poking fun at "emo kids" and stereotypical emo fashion, some offering guides to "making yourself emo".

An easy was of describing a person who *Listens to emotionally hardcore music *Shops at hot topic and lovebites and bruises *Has black hair with funky bits, long at font, short at back, with side fringe, anything too crazy is considered scene *Has a Myspace/Livejournal

How to be emo: Wear only skinny jeans or old, crappy, tight, cut-up jeans. Wear tight shirts that you can barely get over your head. If after getting dressed you can't breathe and look like a hobo, you've done it right. No shoes but low-top Converse or slip-on Vans are acceptable. Anything out of Hot Topic will do. Dye your hair with the cheapest, least-convincing black dye you can find. Nothing over 99 cents. Fix it so that you look like you just rolled out of bed then walked through a hurricane and lost a fight with a lawn mower. Peirce everything you can reach, and put in the largest, ugliest rings you can find. Dark, thick makeup is key in the emo world. Never leave the house without putting on globs and globs of badly-put-on black eyeliner. Extreme amounts of bright pink eyeshadow is optional. Now that we've covered the emo look, it's time to teach you to act the part of an emo, so the others won't think of you as a poser. Flip your hair vigorously every ten seconds. If your neck is broken at the end of the day, good job. Whine about your pathetic life every chance you get, (twice as much if your parents are divorced) but never reveal that you live in saburbia. If asked where you reside, say something emo like, "The depths of living hell", "The home of sorrow", or some other pussy shit like that. Always have your MySpace mood set to "apathetic," and make sure to have about 986730865734567349576 pictures of yourself with extremely emo captions that have plenty of X's. It is necessary to be a MySpace whore, and to beg for picture comments in a bulletin every ten minutes. Only listen to emo bands such as Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romance, ect. If there is an extremely popular emo band at your school, say that you like them even if you don't. Make it widely known that you cut yourself every night with a razorblade while listening to emo music. If ever asked why, say something stupid like, "I cut myself to stay ALIVE! You would NEVER understand!" Then run away crying, even if you are not upset. Finally, always deny that you are emo. Claim to be scene, goth, or a "non-conformist." But always keep in mind that you are, and always will be, a pussy little emo fag.

A word that people who are snobish and tend to range from jocks to preps enjoy defining, to make them feel superior and important. Said people are incapable of realizeing that they are the ones who created said emo.

1. Short for "emotive". Coined by Ian MacKaye, commonly known from Fugazi and Minor Threat. 2. Type of music characterized by heartfelt, although sometimes whiny lyrics. 3. Person who listens to afformentioned type of music. Stereotypically wears too-small sweaters and tight jeans, black horn-rimmed glasses, and straight black hair, although this is not always true. Sometimes a vegan, sometimes straight edge.

1. A word describing a subgenre of emotional punk rock 2. A fashion categorized by dark, tight, more feminine and slightly nerdy clothing characterized by band shirts related to definition one, tight pants, scarfs, and thick rimmed glasses and sweater vests incorporated possibly due to Rivers Cuomo's clothing style. 3. I derogatory term used by insecure guys who think that showing your emotions or having a little wetness on your face automatically makes you menstruate daily and cram tampons up your ass.

1. (adjective) an old genre of music that died out in the early '90's that many mainstream bands are misidentified as. 2. a culture based around pop punk/hardcore music identified by long bangs, tight clothing and self-harm. 3. a word used to describe someone thats depressed, angsty, and/or darkly poetic. 4. a genre of music played by Jimmy Eats World and Fugazi at the beginning of their careers 5. a genre used in mainstream music that is considered an insult to musicians.

A stupid trend. Followers of this trend, often referred to as emo kids, think they are "alternative" (how is that possible when MTV stirred it all up?), when infact they are just as much sheeps as the preps. All emo kids look the same. They share the exact same values. They listen to the same horrible bands. Is that to be an individual? Is that unique? No. Most don't even know the origins of emo. Many of them claim they are "non-conformists". These days, "non-conformist" has lost its true meaning and is just another synonym for poser. How does supporting major clothing lines such as Hot Topic make you a non-conformist? You are the antithesis of that. Wake up. The emo trend is like hair-metal; in a few years you'll burn all pictures of yourself, being so ashamed that you had such an ugly haircut.

A large subculture of mostly middle to high class(the poor can not afford the prices sadly) white teenagers that started in England,after the introduction to punk, when people started wearing black converse, thick rimmed glasses,long sweeping hair,and wrote songs with mostly melancholy lyrics.Today it basically describes anyone that does a broad mixture of these following things: wearing heavy amounts of eyeliner whether being girl or boy, wearing black nail polish, wearing black tight clothes that are usually bought either at hot topic, listening to what is labeled as emo music, being depressed, wearing converse, cutting themselves as a form of release, having hair that covers one eye, having a sad and anti social(accept in like groups of course) personlity, being obsessed with death and the thought of death, etc. Both genders are labeled as and are usually bi but i believe that this stage in many teenagers lives, including my own, where they become experimental and let their emotions take hold of them. Most of the time this is just that, a stage, and will probably pass before high school graduation. Most teens start this fad because they are socially outcast so they say and do things they wouldnt normally to try and fit in,much like any gang member. Sometimes these actions result from past traumas or any other countlessly possible things. Most emos are posers in the first place though,they do it to fit in,not because they actually like any of it or they just thought it was cool. Because of this and the fact that most of them are all too aware that they themselves are posers, the term has become an insult and can lead to confrontation in the group. If any other kids read this,than just remember that not all emos are posers in their little clicks where each of them is 'misunderstood'. Look for one that is willing to talk to all walks of life, you never know, you may actually like them.

An oversused clique. the word "emo" is around because society made it. today everything is "emo"... we get called emo if we like the color black, or wear converse and skinny jeans. We get called emo if we arnt happy 24/7. we get called emo for having hair in front of our eyes. we get called emo for wearing eyeliner. the list can go on.. it is thrown around like no other lable. most people are too ignorant to know that emo is just a genre of music.

Dear Diary, Mood; apathetic. My parents are squeezing me tighter than my little sisters jeans...which look great on me by the way...people call gay cause like make out with dudes...or four dudes sometimes...but can't a guy be in touch with his emotions and make out with a dude or like four dudes and not be gay? well, I guess you wouldn't understand..no one ever does...where the hell are my candy cigarretes?

A word that has been tortured and mutiated by disgusting and repulsive bands like Blessthefall, Drop Dead Gorgeous, And Bring Me The Horizon. Emo does not stand for some kid that cuts himself or dresses like a fag with black straightened hair and skinny jeans. Emo originally started out as a genre of music where bands put passion and EMOtion into their pieces of art. Wait a sec? they put what? -emo-tion, EMOTION. that is what it stands for. Emo stands for a genre of music where lyrics and music are emotional. Bands like, Snowing, Algernon Cadwallader and La Dispute. Listen to them guys, they are good jams with alot of emotion into them. So dont kill the word emo with your adolecent scene bullshit. BMTH sucks, plain and simple. Emo kids, arent "EMO" kids, they are just kids dressing like fags. Emo = Emotional genre of music.

Emo people are very special individuals who aren't afraid to show their emotions, love music and fashion, and hate only the stereotypes they're put under. Very openminded. Undeserving of the stick they recieve. Not necessarily gay or bisexual as so popularly insinuated. Everone is different. Accept it.

the type of music you listen to when, try as you might, you cannot get laid..and cry about it..

emos are not all depressed, want to kill themselfs, smoke, cut, biosexual and do drugs. Some do but not all. I personaly like the emo style because they don't dress like sluts and go around picking on people. I also like the color black witch they generaly were. they do often liston to different varieties of rock. And are passionate in their music and friends. They are often more emotional but they can't help that. Sometimes they just need a friend.

Teenage boys/girls who listen to soft rock yet emotional/confessional lyrics .They usually wear tight jeans black t-shirts (commonly band t shirts) itchy scarf Hair is covering 3/5 of their faces sometime they have "GuyLiners" in their eye brows . They also wear converse shoes usually blue & white Black & and white red & and white converse shoes. Some bands they listen to is My Chemical Romance (my fav band ) , Taking Back Sunday , All American Rejects , Sum41 , Fall out Boy , Papa Roach etc. ~~From A Real emo Kid

Emo describes a person that basically accepts that life sucks and there's no way to get around it. Common traits are wearing dark clothes/accessories, crying often, being antisocial, being quiet, staying on the internet 24/7, having hair over one eye, and listening to "emo bands" such as Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Paramore. Most teenagers go through this stage.

Essentially a group of individuals who were too wussy to become Goth and to lame to become punk, so they sat somewhere in the middle of the two and cried about it.

if you dont know you know now E=eat M=me O=out.put it together it becomes eat me out

People usually become emo when a lot of stress is in their lives. They cut themselves. The most common place they cut themselves is their wrists. It could also be anywhere else though. They find it pleasurable and they think that this physical pain will cover up their emotional pain. Emo people usually wear black or gray clothing. Skinny jeans, eyeliner, skeletons (not always but mostly)and baggy sweaters are common for the typical emo person. Their hair is usually black also. Side-bangs that cover most of one side of their face is very common. An emo person tends to not talk to a lot people. They keep to themselves most of the time and are usually VERY skinny

Most emos are fake, poseur losers. Often hang out with groups of other 'emos'. May or may not be homosexual. Wear skinny jeans and guyliner. Whine about life, write dark poems on LiveJournal, and cut themselves. It is scarce you will ever see a real emo. Youtube search 'The Emo Song', to learn more about stereotypical/poser emos.

A group of kids who happen to like the same type of music as is 'in' at the moment. It is possible that they liked these bands before many others heard of them, and will continue to like them after the phase has passed. Ditto clothes. They have only been labelled 'emo' since the word came into popular culture, and is not one they would give themselves. They do not all self- harm (there is a difference between 'emo' and 'manic depressive') and do not all wear thick- rimmed glasses or wear all black.

Attention whores. Kids and young adults who really don't have any actual problems, and instead decide to use their creativity, or lack thereof, to craft false problems. Emo kids are mostly seen with acoustic guitars and My Chemical Romance attire, as well as black hair that simply screams "kick me in the balls as hard as you can". High-pitch nasally voice can often be heard uttering the words "You just don't understand", followed by the sound of slamming door, then muffled whimpering as the individual proceeds to scratch their wrist, hoping you'll take notice of their weak and futile efforts to portray suicide and/or self-mutilation. But most notably, Emos keep records of thier so-called "problems" in diaries. These records mostly include pointless whiny rants:

we are just a bunch of people who are less hardcore goths we ARE NOT ALL BLUDDY GAY for gods sake stop sayin we are just cos a few of us are (i'm an emo boy and will never be queer in my life but hey who cares if someonen is it is up to them) oh and we are not whimpy people who just hang are heads when we get insulted (mainly buy the biggest fake hardmen CHAVS) i have never walked away from a fight ever.

A softer genre of rock music that is marked by its excessively melancholy trappings. This extends to the heavily overwrought song lyrics, the persistence of the "Emo Kids" to appear brooding, mysterious and tortured, and the bands' very names. "Emo Kids" are, to put it bluntly, constantly in the pursuit of the complete self-obliteration of any sort of perspective. Evident from the idolized paragons of emo culture(songs, that is) Emo kids dwell incessantly upon their emotions, usually of love, regret, heartbreak, and/or internal torment. To be frank, it seems that they simply cannot concentrate on anything other than themselves, while failing to realize that their dilemmas are not, in fact, very unique, and that everyone else in the world learns to deal with life...without forcing themselves to conform to some sickening subculture that only breeds self-imposed misery. Which leads us into the next aspect of the emo lifestyle--the cult of emotional angst. Emo Kids are known to be cutters, which, sadly, has cheapened such a dangerous habit. Before, shall we say, the Emo Era, cutting was not flung around as "street cred," of sorts, it was (and still is, to those who truly suffer from it) a psychological problem that needed addressing. However, the emo culture has warped this harmful practice into something rather glamourous, a sort of rite of passage. This, along with many other rituals, are self-inflicted, for the most part--that is, Emo Kids brainswash themselves into believing they are deep, dark, and mysterious because they cut themselves/write, for the most part, amateurish poetry/take trite, black-and-white photographs to put on myspace/etc. Emo Kids are nearly always teenagers, and though they do not like to admit, fill the stereotype of self-possessed adolescents to a tee. Frankly, Emo is a phase--a highly annoying one, but a phase nonetheless.

a) short for the term emotional...in a musical sense b) music derived in the 80's... with such bands as Rites of Spring, Texas is the Reason, and more. c) can be used to describe a person who listens to emo, can relate to most of it and then cry because they can relate to it and not just because its emo. emo music is not punk. emo music usually contains lyrics which have a desperate side to them. written usually about a past girlfriend or experience.

In the late 1980's Goths & New Romantics would meet in nightclubs, have sex and produce babies. The resulting spawn of these two hideous fashion disasters would then grow up to become Emo's. Combineing the worst possible aspects of it's parents emo's are lving proof that two wrongs not make a right. Because of their love of Hitler-esque extreme side partings, sullen expressions and men wearing make-up crowds of emos generally resemble Neo-Nazis at a Motley Crue gig. Emo is a shortened version of Emotional & used as a name becuase it is thought describe their sensitive, thoughful state of mind, although a moore accurate name would 'Twats'.

A strange breed of human that can be identified by stupid haircuts, suicidal tendencies, constant whining, the wearing of tight pants, and usually no mate. Because of this, scientists believe that most males in this species lack reproductive organs.

A type of sterio type that kids call other kids. Mostly because the listen to hxc music, indi music, alternitive rock ect. Also because they wear "tight ass pants". And they all say you cut your wrist for attention. That is not what "emo" is. Nor is "emo" short for emotional. Emo is a stupid sterio type all kids use because they think if your diffrent your emo.

A stereotype used by teenagers to try and classify other teenagers, like prep or goth. A major part of a closed minded way of thinking that prevents people from making real friends and really getting to know each other. It's perfectly appropriate to use if you're fine plodding along with the rest of the herd and don't want to think for yourself.

Emo is a way of life. (my way of life) not all emo people cut themselves and write music. the hair is washed and guys with eyeliner are hot. we listen to Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Evanescence, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, and many other bands. Our clothing may be dark, but it looks but on us than pink does on you.

i believe that the deffinition of emo is a person not afraid to express themselfs. not affraid to be different. doesnt care what other people think. will dress however they want. personaly, i believe that generally, emo people tend to be more attracting...in an odd way. normally emo's tend to either have black, brown, or multicolored hair. some emo's have bright blonde or white hair. they have scene hairstyles, dark eyeliner, and lots of makeup (normally). there is another deffinition to emo (i think) that is people who are really depressed & cut themselfs. they tend to dress darkly and dont talk much. when they do, they bite your head off

attention seeking whores.

Bland, shallow corporatist pastiche of Punk that embodies non of the values or raw honest emotional integrity of Punk but continually dances on its grave non the less.. Strangely popular.

“EMO" It's a word commonly misunderstood as a modern stereotype,which is used day after day again and again. "emo" is actually referred to a specific sub-genre of punk rock known as "emotive-hardcore" which has been around since the 80’s Emotive-Hardcore has branched off of other similar genres such as "Hardcore" and "Post-Hardcore". Emotive-hardcore is the true meaning of the word "emo" and has been twisted to refer to something far from what originally intended. In fact, “emo” has kept its original meaning and now its new meaning causing it to become an ambiguous word. Most however just use it to make their lives less boring (haha) However these people, although most listen to “emo” music, cannot possible be referred to as “emo” because they are not a sub-genre! It is not only wrong to label someone as “EMO” but also degrading because of the numerous stereotypes. the most common misconseption: CUTTING. These do refer to a minority of the “Scene/HxC” society. Although scene kid’s clothing may represent a state of depression it has nothing to with being a cutter. Scene kids and cutters are two separate types of persons. -Remember that if everyone were the same, it would be a pretty boring, bland, and monotone world. The need to be different is necessary in order for one to express their inner feelings and thoughts, as well as share common interests with others. So Stop the hating! :D (this was found On "Alert: Emo awarness"- facebook group) (edited to make shorter)

If You Are This Kill Yourself Please It Would Help Society

Originally started as a type of music genre, emo has evolved into a type of style for young teens. Many emo people are considored posers by people not in their cliques. Many people who considor themselves as emo are in fact not emo, but just favor the style. Posers who get a little carried away tend to cut themselves to show off how emo they are. People who considor themselves emo are most likely not emo, unless you count what their friends say. People who do NOT considor themselves emo are probably more emo than the other type of emo, who considor themselves emo. REAL emo people most likely have depression disorders and mood problems.

Stands for Eat Me Out E.M.O Not to be confused with Emu and Emo(tional)

emotive hardcore- what emo stands for. emo is NOT short for emotional. An emo does NOT sit at home all day slitting their wrists. It is a following of emocore, hardcore, or scremo music. derived from the 80's typically there kinda geeky scene kids, but instead of being shallow and self centered they prefere to stick to things that are more important and meaningful.

A whiny, attention whore who likes to pretend they are more deep and tortured than they actually are. They are often confused with goths due to a similar aesthetic but there is a key difference: emos want to kill themselves and goths want to kill everyone else.

Someone who is emo generally likes punk music, wears a lot of black, and has really cool dyed hair! They may seem mean and scary, but they are usually very nice when you get to know them!

Someone who overreacts to everything and thinks the only answer is bleach. Often think that there life sucks when they are usually privileged kids in the suburbs. Are annoying as fuck and always have to put it in your face that they are emo. There is a difference between a depressed or sad person than an emo

When a kid, whose life is relatively good, acts like he hates himself for attention. Some of these little bitches cut themselves because they want someone to talk to them about their problems, but then they act like they don't know what you're talking about. Emos are so caught up in their little pathetic act that they think that their being different from everyone, when in reality they are joining an even bigger phenomenon. Can be identified by a shit load of eyeliner, black clothing, black nail polish, and listening to shitty music. Emos are becoming to the 2000s what grunge was to the 90s, and what hair bands were to the 80s.

emos are a group of people that are similar to goths, they wear alot of black, tight jeans and a tight uually black hooded zipped jumper. they listen to alot of pop punk and gothik music.the classic Emo fringe (which i have and love) covers alot of the face usually just to one side. converse one of the many types of foot where worn by emo's. not all emos cut themselves, but alot do. i for one dont and i no all of my emo freinds dont. emo is short for Emotional, which does point out we are emotional people. yer we cry, what u gunna do about it. chavs usually hav fun shouting at emos stuf like "awww is little emo kid gunna go cry" this aint funni Emos leave them alone so why pick on us we didnt do anything to you.

in other words abbreviated for " eat me out ."

Emo is genre of hardcore punk music started in the mid eighties by a band called Rites Of Spring. Their lead singer had been a big fan of the band Minor Threat, and after their breakup, had decided to start his own band. It was similar in the musical sense, however the lyrics were different. Instead of spitting about politics and anti-capitalist themes, the lyrics were more personal, and hateful towards themselves. This new music managed to drive away many old punk fans, and attract many new ones. The DC emo scene exploded and became excessively popular amongst the underground. However, it fizzled out almost as fast as it had begun. In the early 90's, two new bands, Sunny Day Real Estate and Jawbreaker, started the new wave of emo music. SDRE started the "post indie emo" genre. Bands that can be categorized under this genre could be Texas Is The Reason, Taking Back Sunday, Mineral and other music following those lines, that are often confused for emo. Jawbreaker were the new wave of emo revival, although still remotley underground, the music continues to be popular with the people who can search it out. Thanks to MTV, the perception of what real emo is has been completely changed and most people do not understand what it is, automatically assuming that DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL or anyone else with an acoustic singing about breakup is emo. Emo isn't pussy music, it's heartfelt, and hardcore at the same time. An angry emotional release of self loathing and self depreciation.

The name for an Irish oil company based in the Republic of Ireland mostly dealing with distribution of oil to end user needs such as heating oil or industrial purposes throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland. Operates a large chain of petrol (gasoline) stations as well.

I have a bunch of fun telling random "emo kids" over the interweb that their clique is in fact a lie. It seems as though nobody cares though, because they'd rather wallow in their ignorance and fake depression. Well, I've decided to just post a blog since I've posted this rant all over the interweb plenty of times. First of all, "emo" DOES NOT stand for "emotional." Emo stands for EMOTIVE HARDCORE PUNK. Emotive hardcore punk is 99% a dead genre. It lasted from the mid 80s-90s and wasn't very popular. Ian Mackeye (my hero) was a huge part of both the punk and emo scenes, and the punk and emo scenes weren't too different. Emo bands= rites of spring embrace texas is the reason saetia(violence) jawbreaker circle takes the square<(violence) fugazi sunny day real estate (post) (There's plenty more, but you get the point) Lastly, PEOPLE CAN NOT BE EMO. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE A PART OF A DEAD MUSIC GENRE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T EVEN LISTEN TO ANY OF THE MUSIC OF THE GENRE. Emo came and went, and no, it didn't evolve. Listen to any of those bands then listen to an mcr song. They're wayyy different. Face it, emo is dead. If you call yourself "emo," you're probably a miseducated scene kid, and if you call yourself "emo" and you've never been to a show, you're not a scene kid... you're just a kid dying to fit in. (I personally don't like scene kids in general) Just stop slapping labels on yourselves, and get on with life.

-Emos reach the peak of their agony, the resulting tears throw the world into flooding for 40 days and 40 nights. Iron Age: -Roman businessmen went bankrupt when people preferred seeing emos beat up rather than watching gladiatorial fights. Middle Ages: -The Mongols flipped out and started killin everybody because their tribute of concubines from china turned out to be a bunch of emos (guys and girls, the senders couldnt tell the difference) who broke every time a mongol tried to hump one. -buddhists went celebate after deciding that relationships with emos were too much of a pain in the ass since they kept whining about how they "wont call the next day", how they didnt say "i will love you forever" back and how the buddhists didnt show much interest when they tried to make them read the dark poetry the emos "poured out my emotions for you" into. -Aztecs decide to use emos exclusively for their sacrifices since they were more fun to watch, the gods, also enjoying the spectacle, reward their subjects with unparalleled riches. Renaissance: -Emos illigitimately infiltrated the samurai bloodline, and thus spread the habits of not being able to fight for shit, being afraid of christians, and killing themselves when the going gets tough, they popularize the term "harakiri" for the aformentioned activity coz it sounds more poetic than "seppuku". the resulting pussiness renders the country so weak it is conquered by foreigners and decimates the samurai bloodline (the contrary could be the reason for ninja superiority and kick-ass ways of life...lesson: never mix with emos, its true they're easy but come on...is it really worth it). -Spanish conquistadors render native americans helpless by showing them emos, emos are just too fucking sorry a sight... Imperial Age: -The Marquis de Sade discovers the full use of the emo. Modern Age: -The united states embarks on the largest and most brutal cleansing operation in history, they launch a massive campaign on europe and japan, especially the latter, in the hope that they will kill all existing emos, the campaign is covered up and an excuse of their actions is sold as "World War II", the campaign failed miserably as americans had not realised that the largest emo concentration lied in their own lands. 21st century: -With accusations that emos could be close species to humans, emo hunting goes down and they begin to thrive. Future speculation: -Due to increasing emo populations, and increase in being annoying fucks, people grow more impatient to their existance (except emo sympathizers, pussies who claim that emos are blessed with being in touch with the emotions of the universe, a.k.a. my ass) people speculate that a new world order will rise to rid humanity from their revolting existance...and all their pussy bullshit.

How to be Emo: - Make a MySpace page, don't put ANYTHING in the 'about me' section except depressed graphics you can find online, and make the background something like bloody roses or just all black. Add a whole bunch of Apps that look evil, even though you know you'll never use them. Don't take any pictures yet, we'll get to that. Put all the other emo kids in your top friends. - Go to the book store and grab a couple of vampire books, since they're the only thing you'll be reading (that is, if you're FORCED to read). - Go to the music store and buy a bunch of CDs from My Chemical Romance, The Used, and more. If you need some ideas, go look at the band shirts at Hot Topic (and pick up a couple of those while you're there). - Now, not ALL 'emo' kids cut themselves, but the true ones do. Because they are emotional (emo) and that's where it comes from. But they are really depressed and messed up. Don't think that you have to cut yourself to be emo. Then again, if you're not depressed, maybe you should go for scene. - The emo look is something pretty much easy and expensive to pull off. First, only buy your clothes from Hot Topic or any place that has clothes similar to that. Never step foot inside Abercrombie, Hollister, Aeropostale, etc. Buy the band shirts (as stated earlier), a bunch of checkered jackets, and other weird patterned clothes. Your shoes have to be Vans, Converse, or those skinny, checkerboard ones. Speaking of skinny, you have to have a bunch of skinny jeans if you really want to look emo. No boots unless they're spiked, same goes for belts. You have to die your hair at least two different colors, preferably hot pink and black (girls) or red and black (guys). Your hair has to be short and choppy, preferably cut by you. Wear tons of eyeliner, no matter what gender you are (lots of emo people are bisexual, anyways). Some girls like to put bows in their hair and have a bunch of Hello Kitty stuff, it makes you look even more emo, acutally. - Make your screenname/MySpace display name something with at least four 'x'es in it. Make your statuses and away messages some depressing quote or song lyric. - Cry. - Date more than one person at once, preferably one guy and one girl. If they're emo too, they won't care if they're cheated on, because that's one of the reasons they're emo. - Write sad poetry and songs and sing them to yourself at school and when you're home alone. - Take a lot of MySpace pictures of you smiling and looking happy (some close-ups, some from weird angles, and don't take a bunch in the bathroom), and one or two of your 'real' face. Make sure the captions are depressing quotes! :) - Hang out with people, but only in secret. Don't tell everyone what happens in your conversations, and NEVER SAY 'LIKE'. Act normal around your family. - Make out with someone of the same sex. - Look down on the populars as they look down on you, and never make eye contact with them. - Frequently dissappear. Like don't show up at school, or make yourself practically invisible. - Don't go to dances or parties. - Make your room painted all black, with pictures of strange things on the wall and candles burning usually. If you read this whole thing thinking it will help you be emo, then you're a stupid asshole. Emo people create themselves, they don't read GUIDES to be emo! If you read this for fun, make another one just like it! :) It's fun, trust me.

Emo is short for emotive hardcore: a sub-genre of punk that came about in the 1980s. Since the eighties, the meaning has changed a lot. Many think that emo is just a fashion. It is true that emos have developed their own fashion - skinny/girl's jeans, tight fitting black t-shirts, make-up, and even a hair-style consisting of a long fringe sweeping over one eye and spiky at the back - but this is not what emo is about. I see emo as a state of mind. Emotional would actually be a good term, as emos are quite emotional, their mood swinging all over the place. This makes it easier to become depressed. EMOS ARE NOT ALWAYS DEPRESSED. ---some say that all emos cut their wrists. This is FAR from the truth. I will not go into why some do. I have never cut my wrist and I don't want to.---- Emos find roots in both goth and punk culture. It is like goth, but goth is darker, and emo is harder to fake. It is a fashion, a type of music, a state of mind and a way of life. Opposite: Chav Similar: Goth

a kid who dresses a certain way (tighter clothing) and is usually happy and fun to be around. this is the real emo. the fake emo is the one who is the child of loaded parents and then cuts the hell out of themselves thinkin their life is so bad while listening to the pink spiders on their 30 gig Ipod and looking at the credit card their daddy just bought them.

emos are people who listen to punk or hardcore punk, they were black alot and hang out in small groups listning to music. Some are deppressed and some arnt im an emo but im not depressed so fuck off stupid chavs who fink that we all want to die slowely!!

Teenagers who upload their photographs to this page with comments like "OMG I'm so EMOOOOOO", without realising the whole point of this page is to insult them.

emotive hardcore- what emo stands for. emo is NOT short for emotional. An emo does NOT sit at home all day slitting their wrists. It is a following of emocore, hardcore, or scremo music. derived from the 80's typically there kinda geeky scene kids, but instead of being shallow and self centered they prefere to stick to things that are more important and meaningful.

An Emo is a slang term that is enforced on someone by people who claim to be "cool". Real Emo's do not go round saying how much of an Emo they Are. There are Three types of Emo.

Any one of any age. Does not neccesarily mean depressed (like Goths). Don't want to kill themselves. DO have dark hair (not greasy) and are often pale, from not going outside much. They like bands like Green Day, Good Charlotte and White Stripes (I would know). Only a very small percentage of emos kill themselves. Emo is also a genre of music, like Good Charlotte sings. Some people think Emos are hated by everyone. I get bullied at school for being one.

There are two kinds of emo: 1 - Fake emos - "Fake emos" think they have to wear tight clothes and have black hair to be emo. 2 - Real emos - "Real emos" have real problems and dont always look how fake emos look. Real emos dont try with all their might to get attention for their problems but, pretend to be happy with the occasional cry for help.

Yet another stupid counter-culture gone mainstream, participants appear to be descended from goths with a dash of "queer eye for the straight guy" thrown in, primarily composed of white 13-20 somethings from middle to upper class suburban backgrounds. Emo's listen to unimaginitive music and dress in tight clothing and ridiculously stupid hair styles. The cure for Emo is a stint in the army where they will get shipped off to the mountains of Afghanistan and discover that now they really do have something to feel bad about. Hopefully at this point an insurgent bullet removes their brain from its protective casing thus giving their lame friends back home something to write a crappy song about.

emo has alot of definitions on urban dictionary most of them make fun of what they THINK is emo. so i felt compelled to write what it really is. most people would define emo: fag dark clothing poser hot topic self mutilation sad skinny jeans myspace whore black rim glasses loser but the real definition is far from any of these things. what people are discribing is POSER emo. real emo kids dress however they want and dont really care what people think about them. they are themselves, sometimes they might take their emotions too far, but that is with any emotion. emo kids ,contrary to popular belief, are not always sad,sometimes they show signs of being bipolar. one minute they will be happy, the next they might be sad or mad.(schitzophrenic behavior might also be displayed)they depend alot on their friends to to bring them up when they're down, but most of them love life to an extent. THAT is the real definition of emo.

A term created to give pre-teens and teens an excuse to behave poorly. Stolen almost directly from the Goth kids of the the early eighties, these teens and early 'adults' apparently pride themselves on being original while looking and behaving exactly the same. Emo is short for emotional, but we all know that those early years are a mess of predictably unbalanced, insecure histrionics and this label is just another way of glorifying it. As with other cultish groups, the emo subculture has attached whiney, cry-baby 'music' to its hapless existencialism that literally screams "why me." There seems to be virtually no way to combat this behavioral anomaly as attempts to do so only catapult the teen into carrying his/her angst even further. The ultimate color is black, with white and pink being thrown in for girls as contrast. The boys wear more bland colors with fashion statement Bed-head hair and a blank stare. Girls have a new version of big hair; long and puffy in the back ; styled in the front so that the bangs run the length of one side to the person's neck, covering a single eye entirely, giving the impression that the individual is hiding something. Easily bored and quick to depressive behavior, you'll rarely see them involved in activities that involve anything more than standing or laying around. Incessent eye-rolling and texting are the preferred exercises for this narcissistic cult.

An Off Shoot Of 80's Punk, emo is basically a more femine version of punk. the word emo comes from the word emotive NOT emotional as most people seem to think. Emo fashion is generally tight jeans, long fringe with the back short, the fringes vary in colour (common colours being red, blue and blonde) but the short spikes are 90% of the time black the rest of the time they have long plantinum blonde hair. band tshirts and stripy clothing are the norm in emo fashion as is normal shirts that have been modified by them. in general emos are either christian or athiest though there are a percent who like to fancy the idea of being satanist (but fail miserable as satanism fails) emo music is made up of many good bands and also many SHIT bands...shit ones being hawthorne heights, the used and underoath. good emo bands are escape the fate, from first to last and atreyu. emo has been around for ages but it comes and goes, each time slightly different. a large percent of emo's claim to be bisexual, around a third of the time this isnt true they just think it makes them seem cool. scene emos are annoy little twats, who piss me off endlessly. true emos..not scene that is..are usually cool people once you get to know them and soem of my closest friends are emo.

the 2005 version of what the 2009 version of scene of what the current version of hipster is

Emo is ONLY an insult given by Punks, directed towards the avid fans of Emotive Hardcore Punk & the genre itself. Emotive Hardcore Punk started in the mid/early 80's; with Hardcore Punk bands that added more emotional lyrics to their songs. Since they did this, they were no longer considered Hardcore Punk. Emotive is essentially watered down Hardcore Punk. That being said; Emotive is still Punk. It's still a sub-genre of Hardcore Punk. They still follow the same DIY ethics as Punks, & still have the same mindset. The most noted bands to take this form of Hardcore Punk in a new direction was; Embrace & Rites Of Spring. Ian MacKaye the lead singer of Embrace; famous for the Hardcore Punk band Minor Threat, the creation of the subculture Straight Edge, & Dischord Records. Guy Picciotto the lead singer of Rites Of Spring; famous for the Emotive band Fugazi & creator of Emotive itself. (Arguably) Started the genre in the mid '80's. Emotive in the 80's resembled it's parent genre. In the '90's it took a different feel. Cap'n Jazz & a few other bands took a more Indie feel to their music. Cap'n Jazz with their only album Shmap'n Shmazz; took Emotive from a from a deeply underground Punk sub-genre, to a more widely accepted subset of indie rock. Which is why Emo is widely known, & respected in the Indie subculture. Skramz (screamo), a sub-genre of Emotive; was Emotive with a more chaotic playing style. The name of the genre is a misnomer. Though the genre often had screaming vocals, it wasn't the focus of the genre. Skramz was just a way of playing more chaotic music, as most Punk was. Skramz started in the early '90's & lives to this day. Emotive, along with Skramz, were underground genres. With underground labels. They're not widely known, or heard. You won't hear them on the radio, or find them in your local commercialized record store. This is the backbone of all Punk music, & it's sub-genres. Common misconceptions of Emo; Emo is a style, Emo means Emotional, Emo is depressed, or people who self-mutilate themselves. All these are false! The media has bastardized the genre. In 2003 an article called The Dashboard Confessional Emo. Since this happened, other alike bands have been given the same assumption. You're practically pawns of the media for believing them. It is now widely believed that this style, which is actually FashionXcore a fashion stole from Visual Kei; closely related to J-Rock, which has been played upon by corporations like Hot Topic. They only plan on making money, & don't care what they ruin, or put in it's place. I've heard recently that Emo died in the '90's. This is also false. Fugazi, a monumental Emotive band that both Ian MacKaye, & Guy Picciotto were both in; were touring & creating records till '01, with their 6th LP. Emotive will still live on with Skramz. In no way is Emotive dead. As long as people still listen to the genre, there will be Emo. You're not emo unless you either listen to Emotive Hardcore Punk, or you're in an Emotive band. Simple! I will leave this with some Emotive, Skramz, & some Indie/emo bands: Evergreen, I Hate Myself, Joan Of Arc, Joshua Fit For Battle, Mass Movement Of The Moth, Violent Breakfast, Suis La Lune, Circle Takes The Square, Saetia, Raein, Get Fucked, American Football, Jeromes Dream, Yaphet Kotto, Neil Perry, Amber Inn, Funeral Diner, Harriet The Spy, Cowboys Are Indians, City Of Caterpillar, etc etc...

someone who is tipically very quiet, cuts themselves when no one is around, has either streaked or black hair that mst cover at least 2/5 of the face at all times, someone who talks about pain all the time, someone who is depressed. hard rock, punk rock, ect. someone who cries easily, short for EMOTIONAL

someone who is depressed and (a few) find relief in cutting themselves. Emo guys (contrary to popular belief) are not always gay, they are just ppl that have it hard. although sumtimes u dont see their issues, or evn if u've known the person for a while, and they all of a sudden change. They are just ppl trying to deal with the hardships of life. leave them be. ps. im not an emo writing this, i just have emo friends

One of many things people (usually high-schoolers) call themselves in order to fit in with others sharing the same "interests". Emo, punk, goth, chav, townie, gangsta, jocks, preps, all of these (and more) are words used to describe people who dress and act like others hoping to fit in. See conformist.

Dont Treat The EMOS bad. I Used To Hate Them Then I Realized some of them have fucked up parents who beat them and shit. have u ever thaught about what goes on at peoples houses fuck leave the emo kids alone let them listen to there music that not everyone likes the cutting part is stupid that why there are emos i hate but most of the ones i know dont. And There Hott. They Wear Tight Clothes So What. They Like black so do i. Black Hair Over One Eye. Alot Skateboard who cares if there diffrent not many stay like that there whole lifes and if u keep doing shit to them they wont have time to change.

a whiney, annoying, angsty, poser, who is from the suburbs and has a tough life because they either been grounded by their parents or they lost their i-pod. There is no difference between emo boys and girls, they both look and act the same. If you see an emo you should beat the fuck out off them and tell them tha they are just a rip-off of Goth.

Emo is not short for the term emotional in this sense.Emo kids want to be differnt and don't follow mainstream like most people. They strive to be differnt. It is a genre of music which has been around since the 1970s and is not a trend just coming in! They are mostly depresses and hate the world and everyone in it! But we need to stop giving them such a hard time and so much ridiule! I Love emos!

Another word for an attention whore and a loser.

a state of mind, like depression . people think its cool to be emo, or act emo, but thats called a poser .

A word used to describe someone who typically listens to rock music, wears all black, and usually has black hair.

A bunch of mamby pamby spoon-fed fuckin fruitcakes that most people wanna kick in the back of the neck.

Emo may refer to: A genre of rock music A slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music The music: Emo is a genre of rock music. Since its inception, emo has come to describe several independent variations of music, linked loosely but with common ancestry. As such, use of the term has been the subject of much debate. At first, the term 'emo' was used to describe a subgenre of hardcore punk which originated in the Washington, DC music scene of the mid-1980s. In later years, the term 'emocore', short for 'emotional hardcore', was also used to describe the DC scene and some of the regional scenes that spawned from it. The term emo was derived from the fact that, on occasion, members of a band would become spontaneously and strongly emotional during perormances. The most recognizable names of the period included Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater,Gray Matter, Fire Party, and, slightly later, Moss Icon. The first wave of emo began to fade after the breakups of most of the involved bands in the early 1990s. Starting in the mid-1990s, the term 'emo' began to reflect the indie scene that followed the influenes of Fugazi, which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including Sunny Day Real Estate and Teas Is The Reason put forth a more indie rock style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic in nature than its predecessor. The so-called 'indie emo' scene survived until the late 1990s, as many of the bands either disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As th remaining indie emo bands entered the maintream, newer bands began to emulate the more mainstream style, creating a style of music that has now earned the name 'emo' within popular culture. Whereas, even in the past, th term 'emo' was used to identify a wide variety of bands, the breadth of bands listed under today's emo is even more vast, leaving the term 'emo' as more of a loose identifier than as a specific genre of music. There were three main waves of emo music, the first involving bands like: Embrace, Rites Of Spring, Moss Icon, Nation Of Ulysses, Dag Nasty, Soulside, Shudder To Think, Fire Party, Marginal Man and Gray Matter. The second wave involved bands like: Sunny Day Real Estate, Boy's Life, Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Braid, Elliott, Bright Eyes, Cursive and The Get-Up Kids. The third wave of emo (current) involves bands like: Dashboard Confessional, AFI, Alexisonfire, Brand New, Bright Eyes, Coheed And Cambria, Death Cab For Cutie, Fall Out Boy, From First To Last, Funeral For A Friend, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Senses Fail, Something Corporate, The Starting Line, Story Of The Year, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, The Used and Underoath. My opinion is that the majority of these third-wave bands are influenced by emo, but they are not completely emo in themselves. I refuse to get into arguments with anyone over this, so don't even think about it. The slang term: Emo is a somewhat ambiguous, controversial slang term most frequently used to describe a fashion or subculture which is usually defined to have its roots in punk fashion and subculture, as well as some attributes of gothic fashion and subculture. By almost all current definitions, emo clothing is characterized by tight jeans on males and females alike, long fringe often brushed to one side of the face, dyed black, straightened hair, tight t-shirts which often bear the names of rockbands, studded belts, belt buckles, Converse All-Stars, skate shoes, or other black shoes - often old and beaten up - and thick, black rimmed glasses. This is NOT my opinion of what emo is, but this is the 'stereotypical emo kid', so to speak. I believe very firmly that you don't need to look exactly the same as the person mentioned above to be considered 'emo'. When referring to a person's personality and attitude, many people think that emo people are honest about their emotions, sensitive, shy, introverted, broken-hearted, glum, and often quiet. Some definitions of emo hold that typical emo people are likely to inflict self-injury, most often by means of cutting, burning, or otherwise mutilating themselves (well that just has BULLSHIT written all over it, doesn't it?). Emos are also stereotyped (so, therefore, not my opinion again) to use depressing Internet screen names that sometimes contain straight-edge X's, often using ironic sloganry, a poetic sense or cliché. In the years since emo music's rise in popularity, both emo music and emo subculture have attracted sometimes severe criticism. The term 'emo' itself is sometimes used pejoratively, to suggest that the target is "overly emotional." Emo in general has been characterised as a fad which will be discarded and forgotten in the near future (OK, maybe it's a fad, but it's a frickin' AWESOME one while it lasts...I <3 it). Don't come whining to me if you disagree, 'cause I couldn't care less. I am sick and tired of hearing people say things like "Oh that's so emo" or "She's such a poser". I've had it. People can dress and act however they want, and they can listen to whatever music they want. If you still refuse to see the truth and carry on with your incredibly ignorant point of view, fine, think what you want, but you can't change us. Thank you for your patience.

emo is just another stereotype. It's stupid, it's uncalled for. People think that because the guys wear makeup, and nailpolish and they wear skinny jeans, and band shirts that,and their hair covers their eyes, "oh, they must be emo".Then the girls come along, and they're wearing skinny jeans, and they're bangs are covering some of their faces, with the weird black makeup and nailpolish, you think emo, and when people think of emo, they think, wrist slitting, people hating, depressed, anti-social rejects that never have any fun. But just because they look different from you AEO wearing, preppy airheaded hoes, that they have to be bastards, or bitches, or dykes or any other nasty name you can pull out of your vocabulary, they are not socially acceptable. The "preppy" people CANT under ANY circumstance be seen walking anywhere with an emo kid. It's stupid. They're people like you. Granted, they look different. Who really cares? I bet that if you were to actually try and talk to one of them, and be sincere, you'd find out that,(NO WAY!) not all of them slit their wrists(I know some preppy people who do, so that's just stupid to attach only to "emo")not all of them are depressed, and they're all alot of fun.But if you're still going to be your narrowminded preppy whore,and choose to still have a problem with everyone who dresses different, keep it to yourself.We dont want to hear it.

Someone who whines about their suburban lifestyle and claims nobody "understands". At the same time they go around crying and for some reason wondering why they have no friends besides other emos.

The dark side of preps.

Usually teens that have serious problems in their lives. They don't just make stuff up for attention, they all really have problems unless they're just posers. All of them don't cut themselves, actually most don't. Guys usually wear tight jeans and shirts and thick scarves. They also have black hair that is usually pretty long and covers most of their face, which is extrememly hot! Also they are mostly seen wearing black, although they do wear other colors as well. Emo girls can have mostly any color hair but it also usually covers most of their face. They usually wear some kind of striped shirt and fairly tight jeans. Any way you look at emo it's pretty cool and they don't deserve to be treated any differently than anyone else. They can't help it if they have problems in their lives.

okay...for all you haters out there...emo is not a guy/girl who wants attention. emo is not wearing skinny jeans, eyeliner, having black hair, and carrying a razor. most emos are the happiest people around. if you think emo stands for "emotional" you are somewhat right. if you think it means someone who is always depressive, you are wrong!! emo is when you can be extrememly happy and extremely sad. so for all those people who hate emos, who dont have enough courage to be themselves,who are afraid of a color (obviously black if you all make such a big deal out of it), THINK what you want. but KNOW that youre wrong.

well i never thought i would be here writing a definiton about emo but i have heard (and read) a lot of shit about emos.i myself am emo so please feel free to call me a fag i dont really care i have more important things to do than worry about what you ppl think. So to claer things up, emo: does not mean being gay or bi wearing black and cutting oneself listening to dashboard confessional or taking back sunday.being emo isnt being depressed or angry all the time like some of these deffinitions have led you to belive. now,the true emo: is over emo-tional so yes emos can be happy sad angry or surprised and have feelings just like any other human being.they listen to rock bands,and sometimes goth bands in other words very loud music and they also listen to sad songs. emos usually find themselves to befriend other emos goths punks or skaters and some preps and ghetto kids.they r very creative and usually quiet (unless happy then the get a little loud) they mostly dont care what ppl think about them but when teased or bothered they will remain calm and silent.they mostly dress in dark cloths but also wear colorful cloths too.emos r very nice and r usually good students and get good grades. i cant say all emos dont cut but the ones who do mostly have a good reason to.

i believe it's a stereotype. unwashed black/drk brown chin length hair with a swoop. sweaters, tight jeans, scarves, everything vintage. permanent look of "im sad and no one understands me" on face. this "look" can work for most people in some degree, you can be an walking ad for GAP one day, and the next day pull off being emo.

Okay well i myself am emo, & im tired of you stupid ass faggots talking shit about emo scene kids. Emo is short for EMOTiONAL!! Me yes im emotional, NO im not depressed all the time,I live a happy ass motherfucking life! & Idk what all this shit is about "OMG there so whiny & annoying & they complain about everything" Bcuz thats a fucking lie, Maybe if you stupid ass fucks didnt hate & abuse emo/scene kids SO much then maybe there wouldnt be anything to complain about! I mean we have feelings you dumbfuckss! Yes, Most emo/scene kids wear skinny jeans & band t-shirts, & converses. Wristbands, have piercings, colorful beast hair... Gauged ears..Most listen to screamo & rockk any type of musicc from them categories & Theres tons of them, But most people fall into the style not knowing what it is & then later find out, Not all emo's cut themselves, I do, But not 24/7 ,SO no we are not copycats, We make it origional in our own ways, I know i doo, SO dont fuckin call me a copycat! SO there thats my definition of EMO! So fuck off you fags & get a life you lil' faggot ass fuckers always misunderstand the term "Emo."

A term teens give to themselves when they feel that life has become pointless. What they don't realize is that when they say "No one understands me" there are hundreds of normal people that don't like life as much as the "emo" people do, and they just deal with it. Emo people are just hungry for attention, and they believe that this attention will get them somewhere. The irony is, you'd think that given how much they hate life, you never see an emo person actually kill themselves and get rid of it, rather, they continue posing and getting all the attention they can.

describes a kind of music that has miraculously branched into a subculture of people. an 'emo' kid has a lot of product in their hair, bracelets, jeans that are far too tight, a studded belt and an xs t-shirt featuring a band with a lot of eyeliner. they cut themselves and write bad lyrics with the blood. these people are so horrible, they get broken up with on a daily basis. fortunately this fuels their entire paradigm.

Emo is ONLY an insult given by Punks directed towards the avid fans of Emotive Hardcore Punk & the genre itself. Emotive started in the mid/early 80's in the D.C. Hardcore scene. Emotive is essentially watered down Hardcore Punk. This type of music wasn't accepted in the scene, thus the term Emo was born. 2 of the most noted bands to take this form of Punk in a new direction, was Rites Of Spring & Embrace. Guy Picciotto, the lead singer of Rites Of Spring; most famous for his work in Fugazi, paved the way for what we now know as Emotive Hardcore Punk. Ian MacKaye, most famous for his Hardcore Punk band Minor Threat & the creation of Straight Edge; was also was a defining band. Emotive in the '80's resembled it's parent genre, with more emotionally charged lyrics & a new tone. But in the '90's Emotive took a totally different feel. Emotive in the '90's took a more Indie feel to their music. More commonly known as Post-Emo, it was bands like Cap'n Jazz, Jets To Brazil, Joan Of Arc, Sunny Day Real Estate, etc etc... Cap'n Jazz helped transform emo from a deeply underground Punk sub-genre, into a more widely accepted subset of Indie rock. Emotive in the '90's also gave birth to what we now know as Screamo (Skramz). Screamo (Skramz) is somewhat of a misnomer. Though the genre often had screaming vocals, it wasn't the focus of the genre. Skramz is a more chaotic way of playing it's parent genre.

One of the many pointless stereotypes. Anyone who labels themselves as emo, scene, prep, or whatever are all the same. They just act different.

Ian Vens' "I'm not emo but I look and cry like it so I can get attention" attitude.

(adjective) attention seeking pseudo-depressive individuals (usually middle-class teenage boys) who cry about how they can't get laid, and hate their parents. Usually self-indulgent losers who mistake artless public descriptions of their "emotional depth" and "suffering" for genuine sophistication. If they really are that miserable, they could try listening to The Smiths. At least they were witty.

Emoism a sexually transmitted disease commonly found in angsty teens and preteens. This disease is characterized by poor taste in clothing, too tight pants, too small shirts, retarded scarves, and hair that needs to cover at least half the face. This disease is usually spread in suburbia but can also be found elsewhere. This disease is usually spread during the emo mating ritual(See Emo def #3). Unfortunately this STD cannot be stopped by any known STD blocker (condom, abstinence, etc). Care should also be taken when their music is playing due to the high risk of brain damage and/or complete stupidity.

"Emo" is a very misunderstood word. I am 14 and I get labelled emo all the time, and I think it's very stupid because nowadays you can't wear anything without being categorized into a certain group. Yes, I wear a lot of black, I wear skinny jeans and band tees and arm warmers and all the rest, I have a side fringe, but maybe I just like those clothes? Also I listen to so-called "emo" music, but I also listen to some punk and the odd metal thing as well. Anyway forget that for the moment, if I was to describe an "emo" I would say there are three different types. Two are stupid and one is good. TYPE ONE-THE FAKE EMO-THE MOst COMMON TYPE Typical emo stereotype. Black hair covering the face, skinny jeans, tight band tee, lots of braclets, arm warmers, you get the picture. Claims to be depressed, but you can tell whether this is real or not, if there is a good solid reason for this person to be depressed (bullying, death, child abuse, etc) then it is real. If they just wail and go "NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ME!" then they are attention seeking idiots. They will definately cut, and they will show it off. Or, even sadder, they will draw a cut on their arm. Listens to Hawthorn Heights, Fallout Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Good Charlotte, (ie. an example of SHIT emo music). TYPE TWO-SCENE KID-THE SECOND MOST COMMON TYPE These can sometimes be confused with the fake emo's. They dress similar, except they may be more colourful. The boys will wear the same skinny jeans but with a tight tee, probably with stars, guns, pokemon or something like that. The girls will wear skinny jeans (or sometimes denim miniskirts) with a Hello Kitty tee, too many braclets, a headband, multicoloured hair, and cheap pumps. These are different from the fake emo kids, because these scene kids are just following the fashion of the emo because it's the "scene" at the moment. So when the scene changes, these kids will all follow the new trends. Neither of the above types are emos. They are silly wannabe kids who will all change their dress sense when they get older or when emo goes out of the current trend. A "real" emo is what I'm about to describe. TYPE THREE-EMO-RAREST TYPE Dresses like in emo clothes, but doesn't dress only in clothes from Hot Topic (that is strictly posers only) but on the other hand, doesn't completely disregard it. Doesn't dress like this to "rebel" or to scare parents, dresses like this because they LIKE it. Simple. They are usually very happy, fun people to be around, but some may have depression. If they do it is for a solid reason, and not many real emos cut. If they do, they don't show them off. They don't believe in labels, while the fake emos will happily boast about their "emoness". They don't live online (that is the scene kids) and they don't use Xs all the time (though the odd X is ok). They aren't all bi. They listen to whatever music they want. This could be metal, punk, maybe even the odd pop song in there. And of course, emo. Thursday, Underoath, Avenged Sevenfold, From First To Last, The Used- these are all examples of GOOD emo music. These emos will still be emos when the trend dies and may still be emos when they are adults. So you see there are the cool types of emos and the stupid ones, although I really believe that labels should be banned because they are very confusing as I have just proven ^ ^.

a group of whiny kids who listen to emo,thinks their lives suck, are too much of pussys to do anything abouut it. sadly im one of them

A "non-comformist" who believes that in his/her half-million dollar home, no one under him/her. The non-conformist idea comes from the illusion that if they dressed uniquely, someone would understand them. It's 2010. Nothing is unique. For some reason, they keep believing in this submissive, depressed way of life. The Emo subculture generally consists of high school age kids, and the age group thins out as puberty stops. This usually coincides with the realization that cutting your wrists and having holes in your ears that could fit tennis balls is a bad idea. Emo is never to be compared in similarity of goth!

There seems to be alot of people that know what there talking about. People that think we all dress in black and listen to My Chemical Romance, are full of bullshit. I'm emo... I will admit it. But I don't cut to solve all my problems, I'm actually trying to stop. I don't have black hair, my natural color is still dark brown, I haven't done one thing to my hair my entire life! I write poetry, but not all of it is sad. Actually most of it is relativily happy. Emo is short for "Emotional". All of you bastards who think that emo was a trend that was in the 1970's, are full of crap and you are trying to make yourselves look smart. This is the defaniition of Emo now and you are going to have to live with it!

the only kids you look at and just want to kick their ass but then you realize they already have enough problems as it is.

Wannabe people who want atention and contradict themselves.

Emo- A group of teenagers who feel like loners, outkasts and rejects. People automatically pressume emo kids cut and are depressed living in a world of self pity. It is UNTRUE! Many emos are critisized by the way they dress or look even by the music they listen to. So what if a girl wants to have black hair covering some of her forehead or black skinny jeans. People should be allowed to listen to what they want dress how they want without being judged. If anyone else tells you otherwise spit in their fucking face and tell them to piss off! Emos can usually be depressed or not. Emos that self harm, its not for the attention. Its for way deeper reasons than that ie family life.

(n): group of beings doomed to death by the being known as fire monkey. They're identified by tight pants, eye liner, bisexual tendencies, and attention seeking scars on their wrists.

A mo (moustache) on teh internets, similar to an e-mail or an e-penis.

used to be: lonely or sensitive people that wanted to express themselves and look differently and found their own way now: a fake subculture that people will label you as part of if you have thick-rimmed glasses and/or dark hair (natural or died)

rich-kid dropouts needing attention and comfort 24/7 or they might cry themselves to death. weak-minded individuals, scared of the real world. try to wear as much black as possible: black eyeliner, dyed black hair, tight black jeans and sweaters. don't give them attention, they'll only want more...

Alright, here's the REAL definition of emo. It will be broken up since there are two definitions. There's the style of music, and there's the lifestyle. 1) Emo music is a sub-genre of punk. It is often characterized by high-pitched male vocals and lyrics in which emotion(hence the name) is expressed. The lyrics often have to do with betrayal, lost loves, "broken hearts", suicide/SMB (self-mutilating behaviors), and depression. Bands such as Dashboard Confessional were thought to have created the emo genre. See also: screamo. 2) The emo "lifestyle" has changed somewhat over the years. It started off with kids who were pretty much the outcasts. The guys were thought to be in touch with their sensitive side and they would wear rectangular framed glases, scarfs (much like those seen in Harry Potter), tight t-shirts, and occassionally tight pants. They would listen to emo music, and often be depressed. However, this has changed. Now, emo boys can be distinguished by their long (usually black and sometimes with a streak of another color) hair, which is cut in such a style so that it covers one eye or half of their face, and their skinny figures. They also wear eyeliner(not always), tight t-shirts, girl pants(sometimes), usually some sort of hoodie or hooded jacket, and usually sport black fingernails. Emos are usually depressed and are fragile with strong emotions. Some misconceptions about emos are that all of them want to commit suicide and all of them cut their wrists. Though many emos do this, not all of them do. Another misconception is that all emo guys are either bisexual or gay. This is not true as there are many straight emo boys and sexual preference has nothing to do with it. If you think that all emos have made-up problems, you are reading the wrong definition and should look at emo poser.

emo is not only a way of dressing its a way of living... emo=emotional,and not afraid of expressing these emotions. people who hate emos are just bitter and have no real reason for hating us at all. there are so many stereotypes about emos that arent even true! not all emos have an emo fringe! not all emos are bisexual or gay! not all emos slit their wrists! people who stereotype are ignorant and they usualy have never even met any emos. some things me and other emos i know wear: *drainpipe jeans *converses *polka-dots *stripes *checks *pumps *band tshirts and hoodys *studded belt emos usually listen to 'emo/screamo' bands like lost prophets and from first to last. people who say they hate emo music usually havent even heard any! they just judge it because its 'emo' and they think everything 'emo' is crap. i know what i'm talking about because i am emo and i have spoken to loads of people who say they hate emo and when i ask them if they know any emos the usual answer is 'no' and they have usually never even listened to any emo music at all they just decided to hate emos for no reason, just to be stupid, people who hate emos are usually preps/chavs/jocks/scallys and norms even some metalheads. emo haters should get a life and my opinion is that emo rules!!

To me, it's a label. A stupid steriotype. Emo's ARE NOT wrist cutters. Wrist cutters are wrist cutters. Emo's can laugh and smile. It's not a bad damn thing! Some of my best friends are emoish. I don't see why people like to make fun of them. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE IS NOT EMO! Not all emos where tight pants. We dont go and cry every time we get made fun of. Some of us can beat your ass : And that is my definition of emo. If you don't like it, then screw you :

A very very annoying fad. The term emo is thrown around at almost every person nowadays. I guess I'll wait patiently for people to move on to the next stupid fad.

somone who is into rock/punk music normally seen with eyeliner and a side fringe are labeled beacause of this b mindless retarded people who have no idea what they're on about (normally chavs) are thought to listen to depressing music whilst sliting their wrists and crying.

The other popular style of dress focuses on darker colors. Commonly seen styles include straightened, dark colored hair, dyed either black, red, multi-colored (brown and black, red and purple, etc.) which covers one eye, or an unnatural dark hue, males wearing pants tailored for females, lip, eyebrow, and labret piercings, and dark make-up on males and females (most notably black eyeliner, although red eyeshadow is becoming increasingly popular). A common accessory for both males and females is glasses with a dark coloured (usually black), thick rim, a style sometimes even worn by persons who do not require corrective eye-wear. Converse All-Star style shoes are common amongst both styles of dress, as are Vans and other skate shoes. While "emo" is often used to describe the dress and attitudes of fans of emo music, "emo" as a musical genre and "emo" as a slang term are largely separate. "Emo" as a musical genre long pre-dated the use of "emo" as a slang term. At the same time, most current bands are labeled "emo" unwillingly, largely because they share some of the fashion trends and attitude associated with "emo" as a slang term. There is also a common stereotype that associates "emo" with self-harm, most notably cutting wrists, partly due to song lyrics associated with "emo" bands, which often speak of acts of self-destruction. However, apart from the anecdotal, there is no significant evidence of any correlation between emo and self-harm.

1: Emos are either crying, whinny, cutting punks that can't help to think they are useless, deprived of love, or heartless 2: Emos are skateboarding, emotive hardcore loving, metal slamming teens from 13-17 or keep going to be emo in adult yrs. Write lyrics that are meant to be loud and emotional or about something that happened to them 3: Emos can be hyper, colorful,emotive, laid back yet smiley people who also love the emo fashion and hardcore type of music like punk, indie rock, heavy metal, metal, emotive hardcore...they love ninjas, vampires, werewolves, zombies, faerie, coffins, Hot Topic, skulls, studded belts or jewelry, black, bright colors, red, blood, horror or morbid/macabre art, magik, ghosts, ghost lovers, bloody horror movies and books, wear their bangs in front of face, some dye hair black, alot of wild colors, keep their natural hair color not just dye another color beside black, they like sick minded things, anything to do with poetry, loud metal music, skateboarding, death topics, or paranormal or abnormal related. 4. EMOS are people coming from a emotive hardcore background that takes an emo person to further distance themselves. Emo was marked in the year of 1984 when the band Rites of Spring started to play in Washington, D.C. these songs gave heart-wrenches of woe which woe means sorry, lost, distance, grief or that someone was hurt real bad.Emotional Punk Music started in the e. 1900's that grew nationwide that teens grew hunger for songs with guitar solos that were loud and piano or keyboard riffs. Punk music is also positive showing that others can be hurt by words or things just done. Emos can show good messages too...not just about pain and suffering. Actually today about 73% of known emos are energetic, upbeat,happy,hyper, yet some may just smile all the time cause they just love the emo sense of style or emos that rarely smile but if you say something funny you could get a smile and a laugh. 18% of emos are sad, emotional, cutting, self-blamming teens but its not like they can't smile or laugh in awhile. "I have watched many plus I am emo too and trust me I've seen a group of 8 emos that never smiled until someone started to do stupid tricks and tickle them to death" 5: Emo girls tend to be very emotional but not sad way they can be very happy, they usually are energetic,hyper, heart-warming girls which most write poems of sad relationships, death, dead people, or plain unusual. Emo girls wear lots of skirts with plaid with red,black,or the insane bright colors that usually has some gothic or emo touch like a cartoon dead kitty or panda, love bright bold jewerly which includes lime green, flourescent orange, flourescent yellow, bright blue, or violet, hot pink. They wear leggings, harm bands or arm warmers, flat shoes with the cutsie skull or punk checkerboard look, tops that say goth angelic or it may have skulls and a poem that seems so sad on it but I love it, chains, chain pants, and the purse gotta be bold or black with some personal touch. Emo Girls tend to dye their hair black, black with blonde highlights, funky bright colors, or they go natural instinct. 6: Emo boys wear black chain pants, wool sweaters with the jail look, shirts with skulls,snakes,picture of demons, band names, black shoes or ruffed up skateboarder shoes etc. 7: Emos can or don't have to have peircings, they can also just wear other jewerly not totally on your body like some gothic cross with a skull on it. Yes the black rimmed glasses but depending on your glasses size you can't always get them big n thick rimmed. Studded wear is also huge, as well as HIM, Enties, Element, Fox, Greenday, AFI, Hello kitty (popular with girls), some love anime, Slipknot, The Stones, Led Zep, Pantera, The Used, Black Label Society, Twitzed, Immortal, FOB, Rob Zombie, maybe something insane with insane pyscho, insane clown, insane dead animal, My Chemical Romance, S.H.E., Social Collison, and many others. 6: Emos should love stores like Hot Topic, Dead Kitty, The-Black-Cat Closet, Medival Gothic, The Black Angel, and several others that contain emo,punk,gothic clothes 7: Emos are very close to goth types to or are also goth, some get to be friends with a gangsta type. Emos are great people.

Those kids you see wearing tight cloths and girl pants, They like to sulk and cry a bunch (even though most of them have no real problems) write poetry and cut themselves a bunch. Many are Bi. Emo is basicaly a sappy, crying, punk version of goth. Emo originates from a kind of music that comes from a sappy kind of punk music that was pretty much started by dashboard confessional. Emo stands for Emotinal Mental Outbreak.

Emo does not stand for "emotional" as many people think, nor is it a stereotype of whiny kids with stupid fringed hair. EMO = EMOTIVE HARDCORE. IT'S A MUSICAL GENRE. READ THIS: After Minor Threat broke up in late 1983, the vibrant DC hardcore-punk scene that exploded in 1981 seems to start to run out of steam and fresh ideas within the established DC hardcore sound. The wistful, posthumous Minor Threat 7" "Salad Days" comes out in 1984 and drives the final nail into the coffin of DC hardcore punk. Bands all over the country begin casting about for new things to do : DRI and Bad Brains start going cheeze-metal, New York bands start doing tough-guy mosh, 7Seconds goes jangly U2 alternative, etc. The prevailing change in D.C. is toward melodic rock with punk sensibilities. 1984 marks the release of Zen Arcade by Minneapolis band Hüsker Dü, documenting their new mature sound combining furious, intense vocal delivery and driving guitars with slowed-down rockish tempos and more-complex, melodic songwriting. In spring 1984, a new band called Rites Of Spring forms from members of The Untouchables/Faith and Deadline. This band retains a punk speed and frenzy, but brings a totally new vocal approach to the mix. Singer Guy Picciotto keeps an out-of-breath punk style most of the time, at times delving into intensely personal lyrics dripping with emotion and sweat. His voice breaks down at climactic moments into a throaty, gravelly, passionate moan. The summer of 1985 becomes known as "Revolution Summer" when a new wave of rock-tempo, melody based, sung-vocal bands forms out of the DC punk musician pool with diverse rock sounds - Three, Gray Matter, Soulside, Ignition, Marginal Man, Fire Party, Rain, Shudder to Think, etc. Few bands retain the fast hardcore punk-based sound with the new vocal approach, Dag Nasty being the notable exception. Minor Threat's singer, Ian MacKaye's, sings for a band called Embrace (compare the band name to earlier DC bands Minor Threat, Void, and State Of Alert) whose lyrics are emotional and deeply self-questioning, but still clear and unambiguous. Musically, the group (formed mostly of ex-Faith members) writes midtempo, somewhat jangly music with a lot of pop guitar hooks. MacKaye's vocals retain his trademark bold enunciation, with only occasional sparks of emotive delivery. These bands' sound eventually becomes known as the classic "D.C. sound." Some of it is derisively labeled "emo," as shorthand for "emotional." One account has this term first appearing in a Flipside interview with Ian MacKaye. Shortly thereafter DC bands aquire the tag "emo-core." Slightly later (1986), some bands begin to focus on the "emo" element itself. The Hated in Annapolis (near D.C.) seem to be the first post-Rites of Spring to do this. Shortly thereafter, Moss Icon appears in in the same town. Moss Icon strips the "emo" element down to the core, and adds a great deal of intricate, arpeggiated guitar melody (by Tonie Joy, later of Born Against, Lava, Universal Order of Armageddon, etc.) with a strong focus on loud/soft dynamics. The vocals, too, break new ground by building up to actual top-of-the-lungs screaming at songs' climaxes. Moss Icon, as a relatively well-known band that toured some, introduces the punk scene to music that has core emphasis on emotion instead of punk energy. As such, I consider them the starting point for the emo movement, not Rites of Spring as is more commonly asserted. Later emo bands draw heavily from the Moss Icon dynamics, guitar style, and vocal delivery.

A group of depressed Goth wannabes who have no friends and will go and kill themselves by the year 2012.

an over defined word let me say it again. OVER DEFINED

A word whose definition has been so butchered by so many people that most people just make up their own definition of the stereotype, which is usually complete bullshit. If ANYONE wants to know the REAL, ORIGINAL definition of the word, here it is (otherwise, fuck off): a genre of music which branched off of 80's punk music to create a soft, unique form of rock. NOT to be confused with punk, metal, screamo, or alternative rock. NOT to be confused with angsty teens, boys who wear tight pants, people who are depressed, cutters, goths, or a combination of all six. I know lots of people will disagree, but I KNOW I'm right.XD (Yes, I already know that I'm a stuck-up bitch who thinks she's always right, so don't even bother telling me something I already know)

Emo's, usually adorned in faggot-styled, tight-ass, black clothing, often have various piercings and jet black hair. They rant on and on about their pathetic lives, and they sometimes cut themselves. Emo Conversation: XxTearsOfBlOODxX: God, I fuckin' hate life.. It's a drag.... XXXD34TH666XXX: I hear you... XxTearsOfBlOODxX: *gets a razorblade and proceeds to cut away at his boney-ass wrist* AH, FUCK!!!! XXXD34TH666XXX: I could use some cutting.. right about now. I HATE life!! Nobody listens!!!!!!!!

emo (non-offensive, non-stereotype, light-hearted, silly, OCD-like, ADD-like) (Adjective) In a state of mind where insignificant things become overly concerned or concerning. (Noun) One who is in a state of mind where insignificant things become overly concerned or concerning.

someone whos very emotional and is not afraid to cry who owns more than two sweaters and is basically always sad

Emo culture in england.. Its subculturial plagiarism. A cancer of social uniques. Absorbing its favourite bits of symbolic social groups, creating a mainstream mash-up thats easy to follow with mass appeal. Its prime targets will be "cool" underground scenes or movements. These are discovered, expoited, they quickly become commerical, thus ruining the appeal of feeling "different" while still being apart of something. It's the lust to be unique, but at the same time feel apart of a group that fuels this popular social tend. It seems appeal mainly but not exclusively to middleclass white boys with no clue about pussy or music.

an Emo does NOT HAVE TO BE: Depressed Suicidal Self Harming Lonley Gay/Bi Against all Rap/Hip-hop An Emo CAN BE: Happy In A Relationship Happy with life Open to alot of music Staight (no, these are not scene kids, scene kids tend to dress in brighter colours & are in to mostly different things, emos wear mostly darker colours - Black, Red, Purple)

why cant you lot just stop talking about stuff you dont understand why cant people see that everyone is different. Believe it or not some people dress like this because they want to and most of us do have really tough lives and aren't well off but we dont complain about it we just keep ourselves to ourselves and deal with it in our own way when do you see an emo spit in the street or kick a can or yell abuse at you or graffiti everywhere unlike some people i could mention.Let me ask you a question could any of you lot hold a blade to your skin and cut it at will you couldnt,so just think about how much pain you'd have to be in to do some thing like that.

Emo isn't about the look at all, it's started to be now but many are just posers, emo is an old music genre-an offshot of punk/post hardcore. But since some lazy reviewers have started calling pop-rock emo it's got worse. Self expression features heavily and is a good thing to do esp. through art, poems and songs. The "Self-harm" can be for various reasons; a common one is distraction from emotional pain because for all physical pain emotionally it can be so much worse. Others, due to a fragile state of mind need to be reminded that the're still alive in a droning and all-to-painful world. But if you really think it's about fashion (well the streo-typed fashion); i'm a guy with long blonde *curly* hair, not emo, i wear whatever i feel like and never vans etc., not emo, i hate streo-typed emo music,not emo. So yeah, after all that i'm known as an emo, i don't label myself as due to stereo-types i am many things-none of which are emo.

Someone who normally wears a lot of black, most times has heavy black eyeliner, and has a lot of misconceptions about them. The emos that most people think of are depressed people who keep to themselves and sit in their rooms all alone listening to MCR and cutting themselves. This is not true for all emo people. Many are tons of fun, smile a lot, and are extremely hyper one minute, and sad the next (sometimes, the second part is just cut out completely). Many people who are emo are actually ADD or ADHD.

An image gallery on Urbandictionary.com. No seriously, it's becoming a Joke. O_O!

a pathetic, sad "hip" millenium-brat word a watered down word of what used to in the 80s-90s be simply called a goth. a way of making being "emotional" and "poetic" seem outrageously trendy also one who frequently goes to hot topic to buy ridiculously expensive clothes--and who wears shirts with bands and pop culture references they know nothing about--a usually upper middle class kid who wants everyone to know what a "misfit" they are an emo is the equivalent of a yippie--which was back in the day a poser hippie a multicolored sheep who thinks they go against the grain

someone who is different and doesn't give a f**k and they want to express it to everyone, they like screamo bands, which can now be infused with rap (examples of this on youtube) they also like real hardcore rock, they dress in bright colours to stand out, they want to show a darker side of themselves by colouring their hair with a black base and wearing black band t-shirts of more hardcore rock groups, they are pretty nice people once you get to know them, usually if someone is an emo society has driven them to it. Emo girl's usually look innocent but threatening, and Emo guys usually look stick thin and depressed. Most emo's are usually bi or bi-curious.

Emos are disgusting beings. They are bisexual, they are stupid, they are trendy, and the worst is that they're usually compared to us (goths). Emos are stupid, gross, disgusting, bisexual, homosexual, gay, trendy, fake, ignorant.....

A bunch of tortured souls who constantly whine about how miserable their lives are. They also like to flirt with the idea of suicide, but don't actually do anything about it except make some scratches on their wrists, which is a pity, because if you are going to whine and bitch about how horrible your suburban life is, you don't deserve it. an emo tagline: "my heart bleeds black tears"

Right i've had enough of this bull shit!. If you all think that so called emo's are attention seekers and that they're lives aren't tough then i've got something to change your minds. A few months ago my frinds mum left home deciding that she didn't love my friends dad anymore and she is the only girl in the house now and so she has to bring up her brothers care for them and her father, clean their clothes and do all the work around the house and look after their many pets.And she still goes to her college and goes to work and then has to come home and do more.I am her only real friend.

emo is a genre of music. NOT BISEXUAL BOYS/GIRLS RUNNING AROUND IN TIGHT PANTS LISTENING TO hawthorne heights srsly guys come on. in the late 80s the punk music at the time was derrived into two genres 1. Emotionally Hardcore. 2. Hardcore Punk. now in the early 90s to the 2000s people are making it seem like emo is a fad. little boys and girls running around kissing eachother. in tight pants hitting there parentals and not jumping around at fucking hardcore shows. thatsfuckingstupid.

The plural form of emo. AKA group of (noramally) young whiny kids who are a product of 80's punk and goth REJECTION and created a social movement knows as the rejects.

What all of the other definitions say. They truly are useless creatures.

emos dont always cut themselves as many people think or are depressed some emos are really fun. Mostly have cool hair and wear skinny jeans with band t shirts.

Misspelling for "Elmo"

Just another label people use to try and catagorize people out of fear of diversity.

1) People who whine about problems they most often don't even have. *****Background Info: I know people at school (emos) who try to not like anyone but their own little group of people, and don't try to do anything fun. 2) Creepy Goth-posers. *****Background Info: The people that call themselves emo at our school, try as they might, wear dark clothing and what-not, but still can't achieve the greatness and elegance of the Goths. 3) Miserable freaks that actually have a high self-esteem, but cut themselves to make others feel sorry for them, baby them, and do shit for them because they think the emo is going to kill itself. 4) People who listen to the following: Fall-Out-Boy, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, Greenday, Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, or any other nasily nasty pathetic fag bands. Yuck!!!!!!!!

Emo is short for emotive hardcore, not emotional.

a culture to which non-conformist people conform

There are loads of definitions for Emo, And everyone has a different opinion of it. Emo is a form and style of music, generally bands such as My Chemical Romance, Fugazi, and such. But this is no reason to say that the emo stereotype doesn't exist. Because if it didn't exist, we wouldn't have the emo kids. Generally, when Emo comes to mind, people think of band logo t-shirts, tight skinny jeans, and assymetrical black hair. But emo is not about the look, nor the style. It's a lifestyle and way of thinking. Not depression. Not suicidal. You have many people classified as preps and jocks and other labels that can be depressed and have suicidal thoughts. Many of the emo friends I have are cheery and artistic. And, oh get this, their emotions are quite in check.

A sub-genre of rock music closely related to punk. Other sub-genre's similar or easily mistanken to be emo could be Post-Hardcore or Pop-Punk. Emo (or "Emo Kids") also refers to people who listen to emo, (usually teenagers). The common stereotype with emo's are that they are deppressed, bisexual, fake, self loathing, dark, sensitive, and extremely associated with self harm. This is not always the case. Yes, some emo's are deppressed, but not all of them. Some are bisexual, others arent. etc, etc, etc... Those stereotypes can apply to other sub cultures, not just emo. There is a large number of emo kids that arent like that. There are quite a lot of happy, confident emo's.

A relatively new form of douchebaggish behavior (sometimes, a complete lifestyle) where usually well off teens ignore the fact that they can be an individual without having to look stupid to get attention. The "look" can involve multi colored scarfs which don't match a damn other article of clothing worn, even leg warmers have been seen, multiple piercing's seem to be a must, the ever enlarging earlobe hoops which can get so big you can stick an erect penis in them, dyed hair of any color, and once again, it won't even match the scarf, and it's only part or parts of the hair, usually the front or top. Then the hair is cut in different ways, almost always it is combed to an angle across the face, sometimes covering an eye. Goofy glasses, men with makeup, women without, lots of black outfits, wristbands that actually may match the scarf, but seriously doubt it.

EMO is music. A type of Music. look it up. music Not a label. Sorry to inform you all of that sad fact. Grow up and get a life. Stop labeling people like they are cans of soup. Just becasue you cut yourself your 'emo' what about the others who do it? The Girly girls? No Black insight? What about the 'emo' kids who have pink rooms? what about all the innocent people, you hurt with one word?

attention whores, pussy music, weak people. get over it kiddies.

Emo (or emotional punk) is a subculture of mostly teenagers from white middle class suburbia, who claim that their life is hard and nobody understands them. They wear mostly black but will often wear other stange items such as elmo backpacks (whilst crossing out the 'l'), or spiderman keychains. Emos often style their hair in rediculous fashions that can take hours to create. Emo's constantly whinge and whine about how hard their life is and how everyone looks down on them but don't realise that they make their lives hard by acting this way and dressing like that makes people look down on them. Emo's need to wake up to themselves and realise many people have it so-so-so-so-so-so much worse. I'm sure half of the Congo would give all 4 limbs to be in white middle class suburbia.

People who cut themselfs because they hate their life or are sad. Being emo is a serious medical issue and shouldn't be joked about because people actually do cut themself when they're in a stage of depression. If you see cuts on someones wrists try to help them and if you're emo please seek attion because people love you.

Often used to describe a person. There are two definitions to this word: emotionless, and emotional. The belief that "wearing dark clothes, having the hair covering an eye or both, cutting ones self, having little to no friends, and wearing eye liner/makeup despite gender" is a false concept.

Emo is not emotional , not a style ,not a person, not cutting , but it is a music genre. Now its become a "clique". A label. emo means emotive harcore , a MUSIC GENRE. not a person.

Contrary to popular belief the term 'emo' actually rooted from 'emotive hardcore,' a genre of music arising in Aberdeen, WA in the late-eighties-early-ninties. A group of kids were inspired by Kurt Cobain of Nirvana. However, their music had a much more emotive edge to it than grunge does, hence creating it's own genre 'emotive hardcore.' The majority of the fanbase seen at these shows seemed to fit into a certain category of people, becoming known as 'the emo kids.' Somehow emo developed into a stereotype commonly mistaken to mean 'emotional,' but that's WRONG.

A sad, sad group of people who are desperate for attention. Many claim to enjoy harming themselves when less than 20% of them actually have the balls to do it. The listen to painfully wussy music where the testicle-less male vocal whines about how much his life sucks dick. You will never spot an emo wearing a thread of colour, black all the way with a hint of red indicating blood. Never confuse an emo with a goth; emos hate themselves, goths hate everything else.

Cringey angsty teens

A very ironic subculture devoted to trying extremely hard and spending a lot of money to fit one cookie-cutter emo mentality, then denying (strongly denying that is) that you are emo to anyone who asks.

Emo stand for Emotional, so they are sensitive type, most are shy as well Emo Started from a band in the 80's. by some1 yell "your emo-core" in a concert of Washington D.C. to Ian MacKaye with the band Embrace on the stage. Emo are mainly people who have long hair on the side of their eye(usually dudes) or banes/chop like hair (usually girls). Wear mostly black hair, tight pants small t-shirt, belts(optional), some piercings,(optional) Some girl wears everyday clothes with emo hair. both gender wore eyeliner as well. Listen to emotional/screamo music. Theirs hair is mostly dye black (guy/girl) some can be blond or red (usually girls). Have highlights in their hair (girls mostly). NOT ALL emo cut themselfs! the reason why is either they feel trap/ blame themselfs or they just want to feel something. They write peotry, or play music Talk about how their life is unfair. Have somewhat a subborn attitude sometimes. Yes, emo do have fun in their way. They also have their own type of friends. Most are about middle and rich class that are emo. due to their parents doesn't care about them or thing doesn't go right. Most Emos are Posers, some are not. What I think Emo true definition if it by characterist, it would be the people who are the Outcast of the Outcast by society itself, even the weird reject them as well. basically they are a shadow that almost no 1 can see them. Besides, they didn't chose to be emo, fate made them. Not GOD!

Depends on who you ask and what year you are talking about. In 1996 or so when I was in high school we used the term emo to refer to bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Remnant, and more well known bands like the Smashing Pumpkins. Now it is used to describe an entire MAINSTREAM culture of kids who think that they are going to get somewhere in life by being stupid. They usually talk about how counterculture they are unaware that emo is a manufactured image sold to them so that industries can make a dollar off of them by selling them records, hair products, clothing, and concert tickets.

Plastic goths. Unoriginal teens of the late 90s early 00s who attempt to copy the original eighties goths in an insipid, fake, moronic and ultimately pathetic way.

A stereotype associated with people who are very "emotive". Commonly associated with such things as: Long Black Fringe which covers one eye. Wearing bandanas as scarfs. Feeling alone and crying. "Slashing" themselves.

Emo is not based on how often they cry or cut themselves. To be honest, most of the definitions of emo on urban dictionary are not true and they do hurt. They are mainly made by judgemantal people who have no idea of what they are writing about and just like to be super critical for no reason. They honestly don't understand how it is like to be in my shoes, so why should they judge my lifestyle. In fact, most emo kids don't cut. They prefer to have an awesome haircut which consists of side bangs, black hair and occasionally another random colour. Sterotypically, Emo's listen to emo music. Saying all emos listen to emo music isn't necessarily true. They have quite a varity of music because there is more music out there than just one genre. You know which I love to hear? Emos are hated. Well, emo's do have friends, and they can be friends with whoever they want to be friends with. Just because they look a certain way or might act a different way occasionally doesn't mean they are hated. What I don't get is that there are so many rumors about the emo sterotype. Yes there is a certainn way to be emo, but you cannot act emo. To be emo you have to legit be an emo. One thing I have to say, is most of the urban dictionary definitions for the way emos dress are pretty true. They generally wear tight black clothes with a spiky belt and wear converse. Also piercings are very common with the emo culture

Depressed little bastards who sit together at lunch and don't talk or pay attention to anyone else. They spread rumors of attempting suicide and how the scars will never go away, yet when you see their wrists nothing is there. They usually have alcoholic parents who party every other night and let them do anything and anyone they want. Most emos are pregnant before age 20 at least twice. Emo is short for emotional. The reason is because of their retarded state of mind. They freak out at expected shit. Like when their mate uses them for sexual pleasure they know yet let it happen. They also enjoy telling you all about their new black clothing that is probably on discount at Wal-mart for a $1. They complain about life, fail classes, have sex among themselves, and enjoy screamo music, and everytime they find new music they claim they discovered it.

A group of people that will not stand being made fun of, and will piss and moan relentlessly until you stop....Regardless of the fact that they too will make fun of certain groups of people (Preppies or 'conformist', for example). They are no more "original" or "intelligent" then the skaters, the goths, the preps, or any other "clique" you can dream up. They all look like carbon copies of each other, as they buy all their shit from the same store. Most emos' family have enough money to buy them clothes that actually FIT them, and AREN'T RIPPED or TORN or FADED, but they insist on dressing like that; not because they necessarily like the style, but because thats the way they're supposed to dress. So, as opposed to buying clothes that make them look like they can afford to buy shit that doesn't come from the Salvation Army, they come to school looking like homeless people, providing a big ol' slap in the face to those people who can't afford to piss away their money on clothes that look 4 years old. Not all emos cut, however, because most of them don't have the balls. It will take an emo longer to get over someone dumping them then your average teen. I don't understand why someone would dump an emo, though. It's always been my ambition to date a whiny, suck-ass bitch baby that decided to turn their non-existent problems and pet-peeves into a fashion statement. Even to all you emos that actually do come from broken homes and have real problems, THRIVING ON THEM WONT HELP YOUR SAD ASS GET OVER IT. You're not doing anything more then sending a big old 'fuck you' to all the other people who have problems and are making a genuine effort to over come them, as opposed to becoming misery's bitch.

Kids who are very depressed because they spend hours on their make-up and hair but no one gives a shit.

The definition of what used to be someone who listens to "punk music with emotion", but now is a poser bitch, who wears tight black pants, all black clothes, usaully very skinny,has long pitch black hair that hangs in their face, have no social life so they look like vampires, and have very small dicks. they are often confused with goth people and they always complain about theyre lives and want to kill them selves, they listen to terrible music that sounds like nails on a chalkboard, and they are all pussies.

Teenagers (primeraly) that are angry at their parents for no apparent reason and like to cry themselves to sleep at night. They listen to a variation of punk music. See also: Screamo

1. An slang adjective, or noun, describing a person who is emotional. 2. An adjective describing a culture of people who frequently wear somewhat long hair, dark clothes, dark makeup, and guys who wear girl-style pants. Emo's sometimes (but not always) cut themselves, as a way to relieve depression. 3. An adjective for a diverse style of rock music usually containing emotional lyrics.

1. An extremely annoying fad for all non-emos, and unhealthy for emos. Basically, a less sinister and evil goth with a few aspects of chav thrown in. They are pretty much all either depressed, or pretend to be, and as such take antidepressants, or try to kill themselves, or pretend to. They wear ill-fitting jeans and sweatshirts, usually striped, and have silly hair. Their favourite colours are pink and black, and they regard everyone else as inferior. They know nothing about real life because they spend most of their time locked in their room with a knife listening to My Chemical Romance and other rubbish like that. They claim to be in touch with their emotions, but are totally incapable of anything other than complete misery. 2. Miserable and depressing whiny form of music that says how life is rubbish and how INSERT ARTISTS NAME HERE just wants to get away by killing themselves, although unfortunately for the rest of us they never do.

a phase teenagers go through who can't find their own identity.

your typical faggy guy at your school that acts like his life is less desirable than anyone else that tells him/her otherwise. these guys/girls fashion sense is just a knockoff of every other punk/goth kid you know. the guys would shop for girls jeans before they started making fag jeans for them to wear so they didn't feel so pussy about shopping in the women's macy's. the girls are attracted to the guys because they're really dykes in the closet who just can't come out until college when they join a sorority. so for the meantime they date dudes that look like them because either way the emo guys have pencil dicks so it's more like rubbing pussies when they fuck. these pathetic souls couldn't find their clique in high school or middle school so they felt a need to make their own faggy clique and act like they're too good for everyone else, ironically how almost every clique in hs is. if you try to fight these social retards it's not even fun since they won't even lift a finger. plus they just want a real reason to bitch about their life and cry about it on their myspace blog. all in all, these kids act like their all unique even though they all wear girl jeans and spend 2 hours doing their hair so it perfectly covers one of their eyes. evidently they all are just a mass produced fagboy/girl that even the nerds at your school don't want to hangout with. it's hard to tell how long this fad/trend will last but only time will tell. it's up to the music labels to get rid of trash artists like fallout boy and chemical romance so these musically handicapped souls can't find any jams to mutilate their bodies to. there is no such thing as a poser emo because every single one of them is a poser yuppy in the first place. this might be why it is so difficult for these people to not take offense to the "emo" label. fuck you lame ass emos take off the fag jeans and get a psychiatrist you whiney pussies.

A word that people who have no idea what the hell they are talking about use to describe music that is different or they do not understand. Mostly used when the members of the band wear facepaint, black, or sing love songs, or perhaps any combination of the above.

a lame attention seeking kid who wears a lot of dark colors, skinny jeans, belts with special metal studs on them, and hair that covers half their face as though doing that will prove they disapprove of mainstream society. then they go home and ask their parents for money and eventually will get over how lame they are grow up to become yuppies.

someone the deserves to be left in the corner crying about how their life sucks...

A musical movement that started in the 80's and slowly declind until its corporate death in the mid 90's. Bands such as The Rites of Spring, Texas Is The Reason and Kid Dynamic started the genere, the first of which being the first to use the phrase in 1984. Later in the 80's, the band Brai commercialized on the genre, taking advantage of the underground loyalty the poetic form of punk rock had genreated over the years. They began to use stereotypical, self abusive and exgirlfriend drama filled lyrics in place of heartfelt emotion, and th eband began to not copose a song beyond a few chords and a catchy hook. Soon after, band got more and more attention as the genre "Emo" died and "Scene" music began. Emo is not a subculture, scene is. That is what most people on here are defining. Emo was a movement in the 80's, that is ALL.

Emo. There are many diffrent types of emos. I would know, I happen to be "emo". Here is a list of the diffrent types of emos: The Fake Emo(Known as the "Wannabee Emo"): These kids listen to Teenagers over and over and wear black, dye their hair black and sometimes (NOT ALL THE TIME, DONT STEROTYPE DAMMIT) cut themselves so that they seem emo. These kids are not emo. They are annoying and make a bad name for the "true" emo. The Real Emo: This is someone who probably has some sort of tragedy happen, such as parents being alcoholics or being depressed because of a mental condition (Personal Experience). These kids should not be made fun of because many of them are going through extremely hard times. But, sadly, there are people who don't even bother to look and see that these people may really be in trouble! Heck, its very hard to find a real emo because most of them are in the closet about their emoness. The Real, Hardcore Emo: These are the worst. These are the emos that have been real for close to a month and they begin to nosedive. They cut deeper and they become increasingly mean to freinds at school or to people in the workplace. They may also start burning or pinching or some other form of Self-Injury. These kids should NEVER be made fun of. They are, many times, mentally unstable and many will attempt or have many thoughts about killing themselves. If you know about someone that is cutting or talking of suicide, they are becomeing a hardcore emo, and they have a slight chance of living. Please, don't make fun of emo. It's just cruel. I was made fun of as an emo, and then I went to a rebalitaion center for a month, which felt like jail. I was set up with a professional and finally got back to normal. I'm taking perscribtion meds to feel better. Emo isn't a joke. It can be dangerous.

Emo is a Genre of Music and a Fashion, it is commonally mistake for people. Another Definetion of the word Emo is a Attention Seeker who gets obsessesed with a person that won't love them back, So for people to feel sorry for them they self harm and show off the cuts like it was nothing. Another Word For this type of Emo Is Lani, Lani's are also users, Posers, and Extremely Ugly

A depressive manic who is usually this way because of a tragedy in their life. Often will perform strange rituals that causes harm to themselves. These types most often need professional counseling and the aid of drugs. A whiny fucking bitch emo fag however, is usually a white teenager of rich descent but still think their lives are tragic even though they live in a rich, sheltered surburban neighborhood. Will often spend time to monitor online social websites (e.g. MySpace, Facebook, ect.) and write shitty poems. If encountered with these types, stay away.

E-mo Emo (or "emotional hardcore" 'e-mo') originated in the mid 1980's and has evolved in present day (2008) as a shadow of its former self. It was born in Washington (USA) as a subgenre of hardcore punk which overlaid typically aggressive, political, rebellious music with introverted and personal lyrics which was reflected the persona of the bands. Emo began its passage into mainstream music in the mid 1990s with the Indie movement which was exemplified by the likes of Fugazi. Emo then accelerated its progression away from its hardcore punk origins towards 'mainstream' pop culture. The genre upheld the introverted lyrics which distinguished it from the hardcore punk movement of the 80s, and replaced its thrashier, more aggressive tempo with a blend of 'mainstream ' pop-punk and soft-rock. Emo's hardcore roots are the central derivative of many post-hardcore (or current hardcore/metalcore/scream o etc) bands, which have taken the central hardcore thrash tone and introverted lyrics and combined them with metal, pop-punk and other 'mainstream' influences. *The term 'core has also undergone a similar passage where it has been adopted as a suffix for a musical or cultural icon associated with emotional hardcore (eg metalcore, fashioncore, emocore).

1. a genre of music. Originally was short for emotional hardcore. Since the arrival of Sunny Day Real Estate, it became less punk and more alternative. 2. a fan of emo music Emo is NOT cutting yourself Emo is NOT goth Emo is NOT metal Emo is NOT punk, it's a DERIVATIVE, otherwise MCR's debut was punk since it sounded a lot like Rites of Spring Emo was reinvented by Sunny day real estate, and had then an alternative rock/indie sound. Jimmy eat world had a pop punk sound. Dashboard Confessional had an indie sound. American football had an indie sound. Also, if emo must sound punk, then why is Sunny day real estate called emo? Emo is NOT dead If emo is Jimmy eat world and the get-up kids, then how is emo supposed to be ultra obscure and have only no more than 99 fans? Emo is NOT jeans and a hair fringe Emo is NOT all-black clothes, big black "shock-value" makeup worn by like Marilyn Manson or Alice Cooper Emo is NOT depressive Emo changed and was reinvented Emo evolved into other music Emo is simply alternative/punk influenced music with emotional lyrics. Emo is NOT scene. (Scene is Breathe Carolina and Dot Dot Curve) Emo is NOT self-harm and suicide. Emo is short for emotional hardcore. Despite it now is shortened for emotional. But stick to referring to music and fans. Emo is like Sunny day real estate, thursday, get up kids, texas is the reason and matchbook romance.

one of the five sexual orientations: gay, straight, bi, nun and emo.

Emo- short for emotional Not a type of music style. Not a type of clothing style. A state of mind.

"Emo" short for emotional.Most emo's are misunderstood and not all cut.But most people say they do.Also a style of mainly black clothing and stripes.

A stupid word 12 years old enjoy calling each others in chat rooms or online games. if you ever do any of these, prepare to be called emo: -Wear anything black, even with only a little bit of black. -Talk about anything that happened in your life. -Have emotions. -Listen to any kind of music (except rap or country, if you listen to this you are already a ''fag'') -Do or say just about anything. emo is the new lol.

a HORRIBLE label for a group of people with a sense of style that is obviously too much for society to take without saying mean things, are generally sad and may or may not cut themselves. Some things to know about emo kids: -they typically do not go about declaring themselves as "emo," people who do that are what you would consider "posers." (posers suck.) -they DO NOT ALWAYS CUT THEMSELVES!!!!! plenty of people of all ages cut themselves, emos are just most stereotyped for it. -they are usually very nice people, and good friends to have because they do care about what you have to say. they're awesome listeners. -they are very open and accepting of people outside their own "social cliques" exempting preps/ghetto-ass wannabe gangster trash kids. they are also some of the least homophobic heterosexual people i have ever met. -they can be drama queens sometimes, but unfortunately, they usually do have some major life issues that go on at home that the rest of the world doesn't see, making them seem more whiny and pointlessly depressed than they actually are. -they are more often than not very intelligent and intellectual, and are more concerned about deep matters than other people. -they typically have darkly colored, straight hair that covers one side of the face, sometimes wear eyeliner, skinny jeans, tight novelty or emo/indie band tees, scarves, wristbands and vividly colored bracelets, and usually just wear as much black, grey and other dark neutral colors as possible. -many emo kids have the tendency to obsess over gir from invader zim. i don't know why or how it started, but it did. i think it's kind of like an emo fad or something. (i don't blame them however, gir is pretty damn rad.)

the definition of temporary. Emo is the belief by adolescents that covering your face with dyed-black hair, wearing skin tight pants, a pink belt and a purple hoodie will help you fit in at school and make more friends. Emo is a concept so ridiculous and immature to anyone no longer in high school that it inevitably fades away after graduation and the so-called emos take on normal adult lives. Can anyone picture emo finance man on his way to work on wall street? or emo grandpa at the nursing home? or emo dad taking the kids out to a baseball game? Does any emo reading this really think that he's going to dress and act that way for the rest of his life?

Teenage kids usually between 14-17 who grew up in suburbia and think their lives suck. they have access to cable, computor/internet,but still think their lives suck when theres people who have it worse. usually made fun of but they have it coming to them. they think theyre all depressed when they have no reason to be. they make themselves miserable, but who cares they bring it upon themselves.

E - Emotional M - Man-woman who O - Over-reacts to normal S - Situations

Most people misunderstand the term "EMO". It does not mean a teenager who thinks life is tragic and cuts him/herself for attention while listening to lame "deep" and "emotional" music. EMO-- EAT MORE OREOS

Okay. Apparently no one even knows what emo is anymore. So let me straighten that out for you. Emo is a genre of music. Yes music. It originated in the 80s with bands such as Gray Matter or Fire Party. There are several waves of emo. So no, Emo is not the kind of shit that you can find nowadays on any teenager dressed in black. It is not MCR. It is not FOB, and it is not Hawthorne Heights or Dashboard Confessionals either. The term emo has been mutated and twisted into something that anyone should be ashamed to call themselves. Since when is it allright to mutilate yourself so that you may appear "cool" or fit a certain stereotype. Whatever that is, it is not emo. The fact that emo is now a certain stereotype, makes me want to puke. No. What makes me want to puke is what being labeled as "emo" entails. It's sick. It's just sick.

Are sensitive young people. oft times with a mental illness (ie. depression) There are fakers ( who should be considered fuckers) but alot are real. They tend to have mood swings and pleanty of them cut. all of you who think emoes are stupid, gay, and worthless, you are asses and shall fall.

A group of people who think that because they have long hair, tight pants, and an attitude that they're better/sadder/more depressed that other people. Really aren't a different subculture, just teens who shop at Hot Topic and look despairingly at you.

Teenager lucky enough to live in a place like America, but still deems their life to be sad and wrought with misfourtune. Better off than a grand majority of the world, but is somehow convinced they have a miserable existance. An idiot.

Emo. Who knows what it really is, like honestly? Some say its a genre of music, "fags" who sing about there failure relationships, and mostly, people who wear tight pants, strum a guitar to a suicidal song and cry all day. But who is to say that any of these definitions are wrong? We all have different opions; and noone can say one's opion is "stronger" than another opion(in this case)fore, I cannot find a legible source and or person who made the word up. Moreover, if you do find a source, there is still no real evidence to where it really came from(If this was so, Im sure it would be listed in dictionary.com).

the steryotype of an emo kid is a sad kid who cries and wears tight pants, has a myspace with many friends, have been known to cut themselves, many arent true emos and are only following a trend (why I do not know) have a hair bang longer on 1 side of their face, thick rimmed glasses, related to the scene kid, a more glammish emo kid like comparing black metal to hair metal. a few things should be noted about this subculture: 1. Many of the true emos are not that bad are usually good looking, do not consider themselves emo, do not try to be emo or focus on being emo, In fact if they hear the word emo used in a durragatory or general way or are reffered to in any way as emo may lash out either verbally or even physically (the original emo kid really isnt that emo) may listen to emo and probably alot more. If they do have the stereotypical emo haircut pants and overall look many fashion designers will probably agree that their style looks good, especially compared to its ancestral punk fashion. 2. the trendy kids who cut themselves, purposefully embrace the emo stereotypes, post millions of myspace pictures and put the caption "emo" are false emos in a sense and true emos in another sense, in the first sense they are the false emos in that they did not start the scene and do not truly feel passionate about their scene, in the second they are true emos in that they are the over dramatic exadurated problem inventing stereotypical kids that are constantly (and for good reason) harrased for their emosity, this creature is your enemy, destroy him and all thats left is the true emo kid who in actuallity is not that emo (confusing?) 3. Many emo styles are simply a more mild form of punk, and it should be noted that the punk's (or at least the true punk) plight is alot like the true emo, they are both trying to be themselves and both were labled what they are, as a small child you would probably think of a bad meanie trouble maker or a coward when you heard the word punk, so it is safe to assume that the label punk was not self generated and used duragatorily, but the difference between the emo and the punk (the true or original ones) is what makes the emos emos and the punks punks, the emos wanted to be different but also not really on the radar and were relatively modest in their rebellion and just simply were annoyed by the word emo or emotional, the punk would probably have heard himself being called punk and maybe laughed, maybe told all his friend hed been called a punk, begun to label himself as a punk as a joke as an insult to the person who had labled that person a punk, might have shouted that he is a punk somewhere and acted as rebelious and loud and as much a trouble maker as he could to piss off that man or woman who called him a punk as a retaliation, which would have infuriated that person thoroughly. 4. An emo kid is not what many of the pictures on this urban dictionary are, just because a person is sad doesnt mean theyre emo, it means theyre sad, dont be stupid, just because a person cut themselves doesnt mean theyre emo they might be emo but they oculd also be some gothic wierdo or a commited actor or maybe just some kid who likes cutting himself or perhaps a vampire whos really hungry and doesnt feel like killing someone else, cutting is also a sypmtom of depression, most of the people who make fun of depressed people for being "emo" would be extremely "emo" if they had the same depression and would most likely kill themself as fast as they could in the least painful way, this kid would go by another title, this title is: pussy 5. The emo kids fashion is something that really shouldnt be made fun of and it is sad that it has become a symbol of weakness and sorrow, tight pants have long been a theme of punk music and hair metal, the one sided bang poofyness and straight hairstyle of the "emo" kid is also inherited from hair metal and many of the rebelious type of kids during the 80's would be considered to have the emo style if they had lived as they did during the 80s today especially if they had made their look slightly more modest. The New wave scene is the contemporary scene to the emo scene of today, both are rebelious and yet seem to conform and be modest at the same time yet the new wave scene was happier and the emo scene is seen as being sad. When you see someone who fits the "emo"profile, dont immediately judge them, at least observe their actions a bit before condeming them to be "emo" 6. Today most emo bands like MCR or Hawthorne heights fallout boy and taking back sunday have more preppy punk or other kinds of listeners rather than emo listeners, if emo kids were the majority of people buying any type of music that band could not afford to stay in the public eye and probably not in the music buisness at all. Most punk bands today are in actuallity much more like the stereo type of emo and area a softened version of punk, original punk was much more aggresive angry rebelious loud and reckless passionate and personal and alot less trendy commercialized "artistic" publicized on mtv, on most played songs on radio stations like blink 182 greenday the living end NRS and such, original punk has evolved into the lighter forms of metal which are loud rebelious reckless angry and often personal and passionate and not at all about getting in the public eye and earning popularity which might be the goal of pop rock pop punk bands like ashly simpson or avril lavigne (ashly simpsons song name should be changed from pieces of me to pieces of shit) examples of the lighter metal bands which are much more like punk than todays punk is are dope, Mindless self indulgence, Mushroomhead, orgy, rammstein, sevendust. if you have read that entire definition I am both sorry for you and proud of you

The worst thing to arrive in heavy music and the counter-culture in over 10 years. By being all about non-conformity and dressing the way they do they've created a style, another facet for people to conform to. Also, why they fret on past relationships and experiences is beyond me, anyone from any class and any nationality can have abusive parents, can have been in bad relationships and so on. Doesn't matter what scene you're part of, it happens to everyone. Emo kids just decide to make their lives revolve around their problems rather than make the best of the hand they were dealt and overcome their troubles like everyone else. They don't need to dress the way they feel (crappy) and they definitely don't need to set their whiny, talentless singing, and their all-out screaming to "music" (if you could call it that) that lacks real composing and skill. And I've really had enough of their reverse mullets!

Back in the day we just called them pussies.

is used to decribe a variety of persons who, in a sense, create their own self destruction. To their own demise they try to stay away from so called "pop culture" while forming their own "uniqueness". Unfortunately they all derive upon the same style, which leads to them all looking and acting the same way. Their absolute resentment towards mainstream media and culture froces a semi-subculture in which the aforementioned transduce themselves into a contained category. Altough previous definitions covered a wide variety of definitions, the typical emo character will prove to only show his/her "emoness" when cavorting with people or persons who agree with their own tastes and sentimental passions. Also you must listen to semi- coroded late 80's early 90's punk knock off bands.

Quite possibly the most ridiculous concept ever concocted (emo shouldn't even be classified as a music genre, as "emo" doesn't actually exist). Definition: A genre of music that was constructed under the pretense that "Pop Punk" (Pop punk being a complete paradox) was not faggy enough. Suburban teenagers who wanted to be "different" by crying and looking exactly like everyone they cry and hang out with (i.e. dyed black hair, jeans so tight that your tiny balls actually retract into the cavern from whence they dropped, the ever present "non conformist" Converse all star, piercings, scarves and anything purchased at a "Hot Topic" store), needed something else to cry about instead of their upper middle class "depression".

Emo is not what lots of people think it is. Emo is purely a form of punk music. The topics covered in it, such as cutting, depression, suicide, etc, are often taken by fans of the music, and they end up wearing black, cutting, hating themselves and eventualy even killing themselves. It is sensless. Emo is music, right? Not a bloody subculture!

did u notice that all the real people in the emo images are white??? no offense.

1. A person that hides hides his uncertanties, lack of self-confidence, lack of personality, and social ineptitude behind a label so that these qualities appear to be trendy, and make him/her more appealing to a like-minded person of the opposite sex. 2. A "lifestyle". This is actually false, as being Emo is not a lifestyle, it is simply an ambiguous label. 3. A trend that has unfortunately become popular, thanks to corporations and music labels pushing goods that relate to the Emo label. 4. Anything related to the above definitions.

Stupid kids who think that the world rotates around them. They feel that the world hates them for who they are. They let out their anger on the world by making crappy music which should be burned and pissed on. DOWN WITH EMO!

When emo people get depressed they write sobby songs and make suicide notes. Their favorite songs are usually titled 'Stab my heart because I love you' Their dudes look like chicks, their chicks look like dykes. When they get depressed they cut their wrists in every direction. They steal their sister's eyeliner and usually their mascara. They say things like, "My life is like a black abyss, you know? It's so dark. And it's suffocating me, getting a hold of me and tightening it's grip. Tighter then my sisters pants, which look great on me by the way." Hearing songs about getting dumped give them an erection. They cry during classes. They listen to Taking Back Sunday while crying and slicing their arm. They feel real deep, when they dress like a drag. They call it freedom of expression, most just call them a fag. CAUSE EMO, IS ONE STEP, BELOW TRANSVESTITE.

need to get over themselves.

emo is when a teenager is overly emotional or very sensitive. the majority of the definitions on this websites that have to do with emos are only making fun of them.one thing to know is that not ALL emos cut themselves. they are children approximately from ages 14 through 18, that are unstable with their own emotions and become depressed. they tend to cry alot, read alot of books, write poetry/ stories/ lyrics, & dress in a certain way. Emos usually have on almost all black or other dark colors. for example, navy,crimson,brown, and rarely neon.an emo always has a pair of converse/vans that looks like it has been worn for years. they can have lyrics written on then or drawings.their hair need sto be jet black and covering one eye & soemtimes spikey in the back.they wear mostly band t shirts or no name brands, mostly from Hottopic.extremely tight clothing is a MUST. NOTE: many people think emos are bitter, retarded,etc. but actually ive met alot who has been very thoughtful ,sincere, and respectful. unfortunately, they get judged by stereotypes & the way they dress.

Emo is a word used to describe kids who are complete and utter failures at life.

A word with a shitload of definitions.

A style of dress and music adapted generally by white teenagers of the U.S and U.K. Used by many people(many of the definitions on this topic being evidence of this)as something to hate and bitch about with little justification. The dress style includes drain pipe trousers, black hair with a long fringe swept to the side, sripes, the colour black, also the colour white but only when combined with black. Many talented band are hated because of there emoness examples including My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, Fall Out Boy etc. Emo stereotypes include heavy depression, self harm and self obsession. In the majority of cases these accusations are false

A person who is tounch with their feelings and inner self. Most have a finge that covers 1 eye. but so do i and im not an emo. Someone who is fun loving but enjoys sitting down and talking about the important things. Most "emos" are intelligent people and dont speek because they do not want to waste their breath on pointless conversations. And spend alot of time writing music or poetry witch is deep and meaningfull. EMOS ARE NOT SUICIDLE THEY DO NOT SLIT THEIR WRISTS!!!!(not all of them)

The best people in the world - including my friends & me. They listen to the Best Music, read the Best Books, wear the Right Clothes, vote for the Right Party and always have the Best Intentions.

some loser kids who think its cool to act like their life is so horrible.And then they cry about it and slit their wrists.And whats even more incredible their is a whole style of dress(tight faggy clothes) that came out of this whole queer ass emotionally charged group of music fans.If you are a man and You like emo you may as well go cry to your mom because no one else wants to here it,

"Emo" is not short for "Emotional." "Emo" does not mean Taking Back Sunday and Dashboard Confessional, despite what MTV has lead you to believe in the last few years. "Emo" is not sidebangs, tight pants, and male vocalists who sing like little girls about their failed relationships. "Emo" is not the use of diluted, meaningless metaphors and similes such as "My arms are like pinecones," and most definitely is not the rampant use of words such as "autumn," "heart," "knife," "bleeding," "leaves," and "razorblade." I just thought I'd clear that up after all of these "definitions" in which I have encountered an unbelievable amount of people who try to pass off their blatantly false pretenses as fact, and are slowly infecting others with their high-horse, holier-than-thou bullshit. Because honestly, with your ridiculous definitions, Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Britney Spears are/was "emo bands." Now, onto the real definition. In the early 90s there was a movement in the hardcore genre that came to be known as "Emotive Hardcore," spearheaded by Rites Of Spring. Harder-core-than-thou kids, who swore by Dischord Records a la Minor Threat, actually coined the term "Emo" as something of a put-down for the kids who really liked Rites Of Spring, Indian Summer and this new wave of "Emotive" Hardcore bands. That's right, "Emo" was once not something kids called themselves. The field exploded outwards from there - Level-Plane Records has always been the most famous Emo label. Acts like Yaphet Kotto, I Hate Myself, Saetia, Hot Cross, A Day In Black And White, Funeral Diner, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, You And I, and hosts of others came in the next decade. Most emo bands have since broken up, but there's still the occasional hold-out (again, the majority of Level-Plane Records' roster has been a procession of emo acts). Like most DIY hardcore/punk of the time, a majority found its way onto vinyl and not much else. Some people consider bands like Fugazi, and later Sunny Day Real Estate, a progression of emo, but personally, I don't quite follow that philosophy. Often, more recently, this gets intertwined with post-hardcore, and understandably so - that's nothing to make an issue of, since well shit, at least it's close. Since the late 90s, though, bands have been emerging in the vein of Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessional, and the thousands of their clones. As far as I can tell, some lazy journalist somewhere, writing an article about them, decided "Well, f, no one knows what emo is anyways, so I'll call these bands "emo" - sounds more appealing than bubblegum pop rock..." and the spiral continued downwards into the current amalgomation of bands MTV has told everyone is "emo." Somehow, people decided that "emo" meant "emotional," which is obviously bullshit, as 99% of bands make music to illicit emotion, which would make "emotional" a completely all-encompassing genre from classical to opera to pop to rap. Hope that helps. Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, and My Chemical Romance falls under the "horrible pop rock" genre, not the emo genre. Rites of Spring is emo

People who obviously have nothing to do but defend themselves on ramdom websites against people who make dumb jokes at their expense. Seriously, get a life( see the irony?). It's ridiculous how much you feel you need to defend your "lifestyle". If the jokes aren't true then why be offended??

amazin genre of rock few are well known but some are style: thick black eyeliner (not amy winehouse thick thats CHAV!) amazing hair vintage clothes converses NOT ALLE EMOS CUT THEMSELVES!!!!! TRUE EMOS DONT GIVE A CRAP ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK!

This Is Your Fucking Guide To Be Emo. First Off, Dye Your Hair Black, An Extra Color Would Be Best, If Not, Black, Plain Black, Yeah. If Your A d00d, Go Get Yourself Some Girls Skinny Jeans, Tightest Fit. You Can Suck It It, You Don't Eat In Front Of People! Converse Is Necessary. Don't Smile Often. Nail Polish Is A Plus. Bracelets, And Fingerless Gloves Are A Plus. NO HOLLISTER ; AMERICAN EAGLE; AEROPOSTALE. or any of that preppy shit. Shop At Hot Topic; Spencers; And FYE. It'll get you far. OH, And EYELINER. A Boatload of Eyeliner, Don't Leave The House Without It. Never. Never Ever Ever. KAY! Now you need the additude. Have A Myspace, Make Sure It's Not Very Colorful. Take ALOT Of Pictures. Quote All Your Favorite Emo Bands. So make sure you listen to emo bands, like My Chemical Romance, Escape The Fate, Hawthorne Heights, And The Used. Without Good Taste In Music, You'll Be Called A Fake. Only hang out with other Emos. Its like, a rule. HAIRFLIP!!!!!! Most Iportant/Fun Thing You Need To Do, Flip Ya Hair! (But make sure it still covers one eye!) Skateboarding is a plus. So is playing guitar, bass, or the drums. Use Smileys Like, :3, ^-^, xD Don't do good in school either, You can skip and be all mysterious. If Someone Asks You Whats Wrong, Answer "Everything" Never Explain Yourself. Act Miserable. Oh, And MOSH, like a fucking PRO. Your All Set, You Little Emo.

They are middle to upper class teens and young adults who wern't tuff enougf to make it as punkers and to much of a pussy to pull off goth. I think It's kinda like if punk and goth had a baby but the mother did drugs and drank the whole time she was pregnant and Emo is the result of that. It's a fad for bord kids hailling out of the suburbian empire who have to much money and time on their hands(I am sure it's not cheap to be a posser ) and feel like their not getting enoughf attention from mommy and daddy so as a result they love bask in their imaginary melodrama and create shit to pretend be depressed about so they can play the part of the missunderstood abused victim and go write in their blogs and tell the world how hard their life is.

Emos are very sad kids that have nothing better to do with their lives. They all think thay are "emo" because thay are all in depression.

Sad, stupid people. This entire generation was created when a bunch of confused kids weren't sure if they wanted to be Goths, Punks, boyband fans, depressed, gay, women, or all of the above, and tried a bit too hard at each, leading to their massive and thorough failure as a generation.

Its kindof funny how so many fakes are out there now. Saying they need to cut themselves everytime somone says that theyre gay. True emos; Arent depressed all the time and can have fun. They cut for good reasons,death,heartbreak,just pain. Shop at hottopic because they know that store has a sense of style:) And listen to music that people have never probably heard off,likee jefree star,uffie,medric droid. Yeh were cool and smexy. Haha also emos joke around about sex ALOTlmao! Use un-understandable phrases or words like..yer,yew,cunt,douche and other words ^^ Fake-Uhm like they try to dress and over asssorize and listen to wimpy bAnds like afi and greenday. They are virgins,or atleast dont know what sex is,hah. Think they are cool just because they CUT!usually has stupid "emo layouts"Talk about sucicide too much. well yeah,i just hate fake people.

whiner that everyone hates. often mutilates self has no balls. small penis gay hairstyles listens to gay bands like themselves.

eat me out, eat me out, eat me out, eat me out

Okay. Emos are a bunch of poser assholes. As you may already know by the 1,000+ definitions of "emo". Emos are: 1. Ususally seen shopping at Hot Topic, Zumiez, or some other clothing store that is expensive and over indulgent on the whole stripes and skulls theme. 2. In need of a shower. Really badly. 3. Seen with their large groups of emo buddies even though though they say that they are "alone". Psh. 4. Found writing weakass "poems" about breaking up with their girlfriends. Half the WORLD's been there. And they got OVER it. You should too. 5. Stupid. Get a life. 6. Usually trying to pass off their feeble scratches on their wrists as a sign of their self-"mutilation". 7. Fucking preps of the night. 8. NOT COOL And the list goes on and on... Please note: Not all people who wear black, have long bangs, are depressed, or preform acts of self-mutilation on themselves are emo. They could like the color, the hair style, or are in some sort of maniac-depression.

A bunch of WHITE suburbanites that HAVE money and HAVE a family. also called yuppies. Kids who really don't have the balls to kill themselves and if they did would make the world a better place cause then no one would have to listen to their whining and bitching about how they have a shitty life, which most average people would love to have..yet they all have laptops, iPods, brand new Toyota's (by american) and enough money to buy all their Salvation Army cloths. Also, have you noticed that all the really hot and cute chicks are "emo" Damn what a waste of good pussy.

let me get ONE thing straight here: the word "emo" is NOT A NOUN!!! let me say it again... ITS NOT A NOUN! its an ADJECTIVE! IF YOU'RE GOING TO VERBALLY ABUSE MY COMPATRIOTS IN PAIN, DO IT RIGHT! oh and btw... the pants are not girl pants, they're made for guys. not all of us cut ourselves. not all of us sit sobbing all night. no, not all girls like football captains. and NO, we are not retarded. not all of us come from the suburban middle class some of us are perfectly normal, happy people who happen to wear black, enjoy pain, and have our hair over our eyes. i think i'll go post something mean about jocks.

there are 2 rtypes of emos one (the more common one) are fake emos whom just dress in black wear makeup and complain all the time but they are really preps just dressed up to get a guy/girl to like them (for some reason being emo is hugeley popular) and the real emo whom is a person who well i do nt know i havent seen any real emos just the fake ones at my school

A rich Spoiled kid who has life so good that can complain and be whiny about how bad they have it.When They have free time, shelter,food,clothing and water while half world does not. So they have so much free time to whine and cry they have bad when someone who does is busy working for basic food and shelter.

a "lifestyle" that really makes one ask, what are these people thinking? They think life is so bad because they've never had real problems to deal with, so they exploit every minor "tragedy" in their lives and make it seem like the earth is about to float into the sun.

A fucked up bitch that just so happens to be less intelligent than a nerd, but is still socially outcast, and therefore will submerge him/herself in a lame subculture where everyone is a carbon copy of one another, then they appear to have serious emotional problems with their friends, family, school,work,cat,dog,parrot,detroit,their lampshade,a bus tire, wet fence wood, rubber products, toothpaste, real people, origionality, attemting to be mediocre at any musical instument, learning basic phrases, and drinking milk. they also appear to enjoy cutting themselves as punishment for them bitching about bitches. therefore, they accomplish nothing but looking like a jolly ol' fool. oh dam it seems as if they would stop there, but oh noes! it gets far worse, they see it fit to bring normal people, (like you, me, bob, and someone else in the construction biz.) by saying "gee, it sure is depressing round here" and then we say, mai boi!" this peace is what all true americans strive for." then they say,"I just wonder what my girlfriends up to." then we say,"Enough!" and see thats no good, because that lead nowhere and was a waste of time.but oh dear, wouldntcha know that they are up to their evil parlor tricks, like slashing parts of their fragile, pasty bodies with a razor blade. (enter the dramatic music, better yet, the sandman.) lo and behold, they have slit their wrists, now lets watch them proceed to write a pissy lil song about how the sweat builds up on their ass crack and it itches, u know what? im sick of your culture, its a no-no. fuck off noonie-heads.

in my opinion emo is a new life style but not as hardcore and pathatic like goth. there are happy emo too. generally emo is people affected by love. maybe they are dumped, their soulmates died, or they felt really lonely. emo is some kind of a way to express their feelings with theme colour of black, red and white. somtimes they just want to share their feelings..or maybe they even come from a broken family background.

An oversused clique. the word "emo" is around because society made it. today everything is "emo"... we get called emo if we like the color black, or wear converse and skinny jeans. We get called emo if we arnt happy 24/7. we get called emo for having hair in front of our eyes. we get called emo for wearing eyeliner. the list can go on.. it is thrown around like no other lable. most people are too ignorant to know that emo is just a genre of music.

There are a few 'emo' types. You have your poser emos who go into it because their mates are into it or because their girl/boy friend broke up with them. You have your music emos which are the types who like emotional hardcore music. Then you have real emos who have real issues like self-harm or clinical depression. Often cut themselves on their legs, arms, wrists and stomachs.

white kids, in the middle to upper class of society, ussualy between the ages of 14 - 17 who wear tight pants for guys this ussualy means girl pants and often pants borrowed or taken from a female related to them such as a sister. Emo kids often live in a suburban enviroment. They have hair that comes down to about the length of their cheek bones and is covering one eye. emo kids almost always are heard arguing with their mom or dad and most of their converstions end with a door slaming. "No one understands me" is their favorate line because they want to feel unique. (what they fail to realize is by being emo they are joining an entire subculture of people.) Emo kids often make up a small melodramatic story for every tiny imperfection they find in their fairly normal lives that is rarely different from the average kids life. emo kids travel in packs and pairs and prefer to hang out with people who have sympathy for their made up problems.(mostly other emo kids) emo kids sometimes take depression medication to treat their alleged depression that does not exist. They spend hours on myspace either making their page look sad, adding hundreds of either the same picture from different angles they took minutes ago or poorly edited pictures where eithr hue has been altered or the paintbucket tool has been used to fill most of the picture with black paint. Emo kids hang ussually go out with girls who ussually dump them within a month at the most. (ussually because the girl is tired of having two pussys) some emo kids take it to the next level and cut their wrists to gain attention because by about the hundreth time if they were trying to kill themselves they would have succeded by now. for all intensive purposes emo kids (ussually boys) are like a gay man who cant come out of the closet. Also emo kids are often heard asking for a hug from random people when they go somewhere because they want attention.

It can mean a lot of different things as you can see. My definition of "Emo" is someone who is Emotional. What i mean by this is one person (guy or girl) being overly emotional over one thing. It can be overly happy or overly mad and the most common one is overly sad. I must add that not all Emo's cut! In fact this is commonly confused with depression or suicidal thoughts. Some may because its the stereo type or because they have depression but also act this way. In fact Emo has become confused by so many things.

kids who get kicks out of cutting themselves and crying

Emo people have low self confidence, and are usually sensitive. Many of them are easily upset and are sometimes depressed at small matters and overreact. They many times wear out-of-the-ordinary clothing much as skinny ties, tight jeans, hoodies and sweaters, horn-rimmed glasses, studded belts, bands shirts, and much of the clothing is either very dark or brightly colored. Some clothing have stripes, stars, broken hearts, skulls, or checkerboards. They often have friends who are also emo, goth or punk. Popular Emo Rumors: 1. All emos cut. No, not all emos cut themselves. Some like self-inflicted wounds, while others prefer to express themselves through other things, such as poetry and songs. But if an emo cuts themselves, that doesn't mean they don't write poems or songs, as this is not uncommon in an emo. 2. Emos worship Satan(Or the devil...W/e) No. Simply no. This was most likely sterotyped from the fact that they wear dark clothing, and some have anchany symbols or skulls on clothing. 3. All emos are depressed ALL THE TIME. No. Emos can laugh and love others like anyone else. Emos are simply get depressed more easily than most people. They are often NOT as depressed as everyone thinks, and really, well, ya.

see fag or homosexual

someone who is emotional and usual hates life.

Nothing but pure idiocy.

emo is just a shortened word for emotion if you are an emotional person you could call yourself an emo. but those emo-extremists who go around slitting their wrists and talking like the world hates them. i wouldn't call them emos. id call them attention seekers. they need to get a life.

an emo is an usually an emotionally disturbed person usually teenagers as younger generations dont get the same pressure and adults can rationalize the situiation. for example i felt very lonely and it seemed i was the only one that felt that way. i just started cutting myself and i already have everything else. i already listened to gothik music and wore lots of black with black convo's. back to the subject however...

Emo is a terrible chain reaction that infects people all around the world. It starts of with someone in a mid-high class suburban society that is bored, and gets little attention. They figure; "If I become different, people will notice me." So, they start exaggerating their emotions, mostly sadness, which seems to grip most people. Eventually, they will start showing all of the symptoms of an emo. In most cases, they will by a black book, in which they draw sad pictures and write sad poetry in. Then, they will comb their hair as straight as possible, in order to achieve minimum eye contact. And finally, they will start wearing black clothing (preferably with stripes or with band pins), pierce random spots on their face and (in severe cases) start cutting their wrists. Eventually, other people notice, and some join this crowd. Almost all the people that become emo, never change. No one knows what happens to them after college either. They somehow disapear in their own imaginary sadness. *sniff*

Troubled individuals with problems. They are like goths except not as cool. Listen to music that horribly sucks, with high pitched dudes and acoustic guitar. Sadly they do not listen to Rob Zombie or The Bloodhound Gang. Some slit their wrists but not all do, some just cry all day, or complain about how life sucks and nobody understands. Emo is not a lifestyle, it is a music genre that sucks, thats all there is to it.

Fags who were makeup. Its so gay that the emo guys wear just as much make up as the girls. They are upper middle class white kids who's life are good and they get bored so they make up problems. Problems that everyone in the whole world endure.

emo-short for emotional, often expressed through sadness, a distinct style of clothing and often veganism or vegetarianism. The popular idea that all emos are anorexic, sweater wearing, wrist cutting fags with tight pants is just another stereotype in a very stereotyped world. Is like saying that all Italians are fat chefs that make pizza, and while that is true for a small percent of people it is not the case. emo is just short for emotional, a type of music, and can mean many things and can be expressed in many ways by wearing many types of clothing and other actions.

Most commonly used to denote a style of music that makes the Spice Girls look like Pantera. Men who listen to this generally are not men and could be beat up by five year old girls and their pet kittens. This word is less commonly used to describe the type of people who listen to the aforementioned type of music. While these people certainly do suck, it is not all their fault...as they are only following the latest trend.

All this crap about emo's being kids wearing black, with dyed hair, hanging about in their tight jeans is bullshit. Emo is a genre of music. You can't dress/ be emo, how can you dress/be a genre? It doesn't make sense if you think about it.

PLEASE DO NOT REJECT THIS JUST BECAUSE IT IS LONG. IT CAME FROM ME HEART. <3 Kind of. This is very important. I know this is a slang dictionary and unserious entries and definitions are intended, but I can't laugh at silly people making cruel fun of things that should not be anymore like I used to, and as this site gets so many visitors, I think it's a good place to make my point. Thankyou to all who read, Wikipedia, and the few others who write similar definitions and deserve more to agree with them. Aaand thanks a great bunch to the media and all you horrid, disrespectful people out there who make up lies about such people and accept the crap they hear about them. Here we go. Very misunderstood and abused in recent times, the general concept of "emo" is very different to what one following the crowd may first think. A great deal of this misunderstanding is caused by the media, and perhaps certain attributes to the majority of people who consider themselves "emo" causing others to believe that this applies to the entire community. Tracing the roots of Emo back to the 1980's makes the original Emo over 20 years old, and so in its whole it is not necessarily a 21st-century wave. Some may consider Emo to actually have multiple meanings. I. The Music Emo began as a genre of music. Contrary to popular belief this is not all depressing with heartbroken tones and whiny mopey lyrics. It emerged from the hardcore punk scene of the early 1980s Washington D.C. Guy Picciotto formed the band Rites of Spring in 1984, and their music included elements such as melodic guitars, varied rhythms, and deeply personal, impassioned lyrics, as would become familiar in the later generations of Emo music. Indeed, they were often concerning matters such as nostalgia, romantic bitterness and desperation, and were often very poetic. Therefore their performances often became public emotional purges where audience members would sometimes weep. This is the first and one of the main reasons Emo became to be thought of as a constantly depressed and pointlessly miserable scene. One of the main reasons people write and perform music is to express their inner thoughts and feelings in a way that they enjoy and can be creative with, as keeping them bottled up inside is not always a good way to go. You get sad songs, you get happy songs. Not all dubbed-Emo music includes these wistful tones, some good few being quite upbeat and lively, more like to power pop, and including morals rather than, or perhaps as well as, thoughts from the artist's mind. There is nothing wrong with expressing sadness, desire, or any emotion or thought for that matter in your music. The music belongs to the artist, so leave them to it. If you don't like it, fair enough. Don't make such a fuss. II. The Fashion Later on Emo developed into a stereotype, with a certain way of dressing accompanying the music. Generally this includes very tight jeans/drainpipes/skinny-fit jeans on males and females alike, with graphic tees, brightly-decorated black-background hooded jumpers/jackets, often studded belts, perhaps fingerless gloves, and at one point it was associated with black horn-rimmed glasses. Before this, it had a 'clean-cut' look. Of course, this is considered by most to be a fad. Not everyone dresses like this, and if they don't, that is upt o them, and there is nothing about it worth criticising. III. The Lies Emo is believed to be the abbreviation of 'emotional', another reason many believe the scene is associated with Many of you will have heard of the unfortunate suicide of Hannah Bond. Personally, I think she had the idea of Emo all wrong herself. Due to this and various other things, popular media has associated emo, wrongly, with depression, self-harm, and even suicide. This is deeply upsetting. One who thinks of such things, is depressed, or self-harms shoudld NEVER be called 'emo'. Firstly, not everyone likes being called this. Secondly, it is an incorrect term; emo does NOT mean suicidal or self-abusing at all, as you can see. Thirdly, these people are unhappy. It may not be their fault. Life is hard. Some people DO get depressed and do or think of such things. It is very sad, very serious, and is really NOTHING to make fun of. Those who do are stupid, inconsiderate spewers of ridicule. IV. The Warring A more ridiculous area. People in the scene as a stereotype in England often consider it to be 'warring' with the stereotype of chav, and some others might, either as well, or instead, think Emo to be 'allied' with the stereotypes of grebo, scene and even goth, but some of these are not necessarily set in stone at all. Goth for example has more ancient roots, has various branches and connotations, and is usually seen as a more elegant, dark, aristocratic and perhaps even older thing. Emo is usually a thing amongst teenagers, but of course not limited to this age group. The groups might be seen as 'warring' due to the inconsideration and common stupidity or thoughtlessness of chavs. They commonly, atleast in the younger ages and around my area, misunderstand the meaning of "emo" and give no thought to those who are depressed or self-harming, using such a thing as an exuse for making stupid fun. Some say emos are dying out; This is not a literal saying, only meaning that less people seem to be following the fashion and style. Of course, the whole metaphorical, childish 'war' is a load of senseless poppycock. Don't get caught up in this, kaay. It's just that chavs, from another's point of view, are common, rude, rough, and give no thought to those who are not like them. Perhaps I will write a definition on them, too, but try not to be bias... V. The Important Things There are some very important things to remember; ~ Not everyone who listens to "emo" music dresses according to this wave of fashion. ~ Not everyone who dresses in such a way listens to or likes "emo" music. ~ Some "emo"s DO self-harm, are depressed, or think of suicide. But not all of them. If they are like this, it is usually by other reason and not because they are associated with this stereotype. If they are doing it to 'fit in with the stereotype' or something, then they themselves are very stupid. I think. Sorry. ~ Not everyone likes being stereotyped or being called "emo". ~ "Emo" is not actually an insult. So don't use it. ~ "Emo" and 'associated stereotypes' are widely considered to be 'alternative' styles. ~ Remember the important stuff. ~ Don't hate or make fun of someone for who they are! Unless it's a horrid, thoughtless beasssst.

In the same vein as a murder of crows or a gaggle of geese, a grouping of emos is referred to as a pussy.

Emo tends to define a depressed teenager that is constantly cutting themselves and crying. Granted its true for about half the population of emos in the world but the other doesn't cut themselves and only cry when they are sad. The do not always wear square or horned rimmed glasses, tight jeans, tight sweaters, and scarves. Alot of emos don't even have black hair. The emo kids are usually the nice kid that sits in the back of the class minding his/her own business and is therefore called emo because he/she is not popular or well known. The music they listen to is not all about whimpy boys and their shitty lives, alot is about being in love and just having people around you that you can trust. An emo kid is usually one that has had alot of bad shit happen to them in their entire life and always keep getting hurt(emotionally not physically). Alot of the so called emo kids that take the anit-depressants, complain alot, and cut themselves are usually kids that come from a middle class family and they think that their life is not good enough. The actual emo kids usually come from poverty and has had several really bad things happening to them for some time. People get you story straight, talk to a real emo kid, and stop hating one us just because we are different from you.

See "Fag", "Faget", "Pussy", "Pansy", and my favorite "Suicidal Retard".

Emo is a subdivision of Goth, (which itself is a subdivision of Punk) and can usually be seen wearing tight clothing, itchy wool scarves (no matter how hot it is) black-and-white striped sweaters and hair that covers 3/5 of the face. There are four main categories of emo: Emo Emo These kids are the classic stereotype. Usually listens to (or writes) crappy music and writes even crappier poetry (these songs are usually about getting dumped, death or something else melancholy). Practices self-mutilation (the cutting of oneself) and is dismal as hell. The best way to deal with these emos is to either get them professional help or get them some sort of anti-depressant Soap Opera Emo Emos that over react to everything. they don't get happy, they get estatic. they dont get sad, they get suicidal. In short, these emos are huge drama king, (or as they put it "Extreamly Emotional") and are okay people but can get realy anoying. Happy Emo An Emo who likes to listen to emo music and dresses like an emo but doesn’t cut himself or cry about everything. They are perfectly happy human beings like you or me but still enjoy MCR, Fallout boy and other emo CDs of the sort. Fakemo Even other emos can’t tolerate these fucktards. They do everything an Emo does but have no real problems whatsoever. They simply do all this to A) Be accepted by other emos (why they’d want to, I can’t imagine why) B) To get negative attention or C) to scare the crap out of their parents. The way to recognize them from real Emo wackjobs is that they usually get in your face more that real emos and try to bring themselves to cutting themselves, but never can. The best way to deal with them is to give them the silent treatment and avoid them to resist the temptation to give them the beatings they so richly deserve. Emo-In-Denial An emo who considers him self a Goth. He usually beats on and makes fun of other emos even though there is virtually no difference between them and the other categories.

an emo kid. apathetic and melodramatic. usually has black hair with a very emo side fringe. black kohl rimmed eyes. Emo is used to describe very emotional kids. They tend to cry a lot, and fall in love easily. Sounds of emo originiated from punk, except the lyrics are emotional, and tend to dwell on feelings and relationships. They wear band t-shirt, tight black drainpies, have studded belts, pearl necklaces and go to afflecks palace They tend to slit their wrists.

A bunch of pussy boys who think their life sucks when in actuality its better then most. They like to look up things on the emo corner and take quizzes on how emo they are, and when you try and tell them that you have it allot worse, they basically annoy the hell out of you about how much better your life is until you punch them and give them something to really cry about.

1.Some one who Likes shitty music like, my chemicle Romance, The Used, Fallout Boy, a7x, All American Rejects, AFI and shitty whiney music that sounds exactly like everything else listed above. 2.A Homosexual boy or girl. Usualy most are androgynous thus making the true sex undefinable. 3. Some one who whines and makes shallow cuts on there wrists for attention. Then afterwards writes a shitload of dumb horrible poetry then writes a suicide note in the form of an away message in hopes some will have pitty on them, when in fact, no one gives a shit. 4. Someone with hair so bad they make A Flock of Seagulls look highly fasionable. Emo guys usualy wear skin tight girl pants, studded belt and a band shirt that is 3 sizes too small. Emo girls have short hair dyed in ghastly colors and look like either a emo boy or a dike. Both always wear gay ass looking black box framed glasses even tho there eyes are fine.

Person who is not afraid of being who they are. Someone who is not afraid to be dark but not sinister. Someone who is hated by those who don't understand. Someone who is not afraid to feel negative emotions. Someone not fake in anyway. Unless they are a poser. Emo people are sexy people open to love and not afraid to hate. Someone free to be who they are. Not going make the same mistake as preps. which is to comform to every trend in the world. Artistic people who are very talented and know who they are. Lover of music and art. Person with very good hair. Sexy and uninhibited. Dark and scene full of emotions positive and negative. Unlike most stereotypes they are not fags, they are just who they are. Lover of being hated because it shows how insecure people in the world are.

Originating from the DC Hardcore scene as well as the midwest, emo was a form of hardcore that has now been turned into pussy kids screaming and whining about girls. Scouted out by Rites of Spring and Embrace, which now have to be resorted to being called hardcore bands due to taboo, the emocore music was filled with angst and frustration expressed with more creativity than the then-dying hardcore movement. Sadly, "emo" kids, bands and fans are now nothing more than a pathetic offshoot of the 90's faux goth movement with gender confusion and resorting to whiney music for their outlets of "sadness". It's been said the term emo has roots to the NO WAVE scene of NYC. Some emocore fans carried on to like early "indie" bands like Cap'n Jazz, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker, early Jimmy Eat World, Braid, and Mineral- all ranging in musical style and subject matter. Now days the only thing close to emo is skramz and the "emo powerviolence" likings of the United Nations (band/supergroup). Originally, emo (emocore, emotional hardcore) was very anti-fashion, as opposed to the bastardized verzion of the 2000s decade. Any hardcore listener circa 1980s who was into bands like Embrace would have kicked all of your pansy asses for calling them emo then, so why do you think they'd like being called what you've fucking turned it into now. i've got a better term for you: SHIT CAUTION, IN CLICKING THE EMOCORE LINK, YOU WILL FIND A DIPSHIT WHO (the first definition) LISTED A BUNCH OF THE 'EMO' BANDS I AM REFERRING TO AS EMOCORE BANDS, WHO ARE IN FACT JUST THE OPPOSITE; PUSSY BANDS OR HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EMO! SEE THE THIRD DEFINITION OF EMOCORE, WITH JOSHUA FIT FOR BATTLE REFERENCED!

An emo is someone with unstable/hightened emotions. Most people joke about emos saying that they have nothing to to be sad about, that they have perfect lives or that they cut but the truth is to be emo you don't have to cut. Lots of emos really do have crappy lives and lots of emos think that cutting is a waste of time as it creates more problems than it solves. Emos are also focus lots on music such as Black Veil Brides/Escape The Fate which are often classed as emo. Their meaningful lyrics and heavy music being too heavy for mainstream music such as Madonna or Usher. The lyrics to emo songs are often confessional e.g. the Escape the Fate song The Day I Left The Womb about Ronnie Radke the lead singers mother who abandoned his family. Emos also have a very specific style including skinny jeans for both males and females, band hoodies and band t-shirts which display the names of various 'emo' or 'screamo' bands such as BFMV, Buckcherry or BMTH. They often wear black sneakers and hate being seen minus their IPod. Emos are subject to abuse most of the time due to their differences although these are what makes us great. Emos often have facial piercings. They are often associated with tattoos as well, the more sterotypical emo tattoos are 'depressing' sayings, chest tattoos such as hearts with wings and star designs Despite this though emos are just average people with a different outlook on life than most people. They love, they laugh, they hurt.

Usually a middle/high class white teenager that finds a tiny imperfection in their life, and makes a big deal out of it. Hell, half of them don’t have anything at all to be sad about. They only hang out with other emos and listen to their soft core music that they think suites their fake personality. All and all they are pitiful excuses of their own species and are disgraces to humanity.

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emo is mostly a type of music...but i cant say that people arent emo themselves. emo is not a bad thing for every oser who thinks its is. most emo people do not hate the world or themselves at all. some just have shitty lives. emo people are very in touch with their emothions and have major mood swings. they are all really friendly and sweet people. they care about everyone they talk to. they also deeply long for love in their lives and have alot to give. they want more then surface feelings and they weant more out of relationships then just ass. they may listen to loud screaming music or seemingly horrid songs but if u ever take the chance to look at the lyrics...they r accutally really meaningful. not all of them cut either so get that idea outta ur mind. and even if they do...who the fuck cares...r they bothering you? do they try to get u to do it? NO. so leave them be. people really need to stop judging based on stereotypes and images. maybe black is just their favorite color? maybe they happen to like wearing tight pants? who the fuck cares. its their personality that matters most so shut up and stop calling everyone emo...because its not just emo ppl who r called emo everyday...if someone looks depressed ppl go aww man wtf do u look so emo today? its like seriously SHUT THE FUCK UP. let people be who they are and just fucking deal with it. dont call people emo...its not ur call. EMO ISNT EVEN A REAL WORD in my opinion.

a bunch of whinny whimps who can't think of anything better to do with there life other than sit and cry and slit there wrists cause they feel like they have problems with the rest of the world and killing themselves will make them happy...stupid emo kids...always smokiing cause it makes them fell happy and self rightous like they are so cool cause they cry all the fucking time...

Emo is term used today to describe mostly anyone. Its used to desribe people from jocks to nerds. It is often confused with hardcore or scene. If someone takes a picture of themselves on myspace that involves a mirron, real close up, or from an odd angle, its considered emo. Most people that desribe others as emo usually dont understand what emo truly is. Some common misconceptions are with the trends emo kids follow. They usually wear tight pants (not girl pants) only black t-shirts, studded belts but white sometimes if they know much about the scene lol, and often have hair covering one side of their face. What is sad about these characteristics is that they desribe many other stereotypes as well, such as scene, goth, nerds, wanna be goths, ex-nerds, and well mostly anyone. The people that make fun of emo are even worse. Emo kids follow trends just like everyone else. Is a preppy person not following a trend by shoping for clothes at aeropostal or a store of that sort? They just are insecure about themselves and feel a need to pick on someone that may be more open with their feelings or someone who fits the stereotype. If people are to continue making fun of the emo fad, they need to actually take a look at people who call themselves emo, and see them for who they really are and not just some stereotype.

First things first. Emo does NOT mean emotional. People who are emo are NOT always depressed. They can be happy and hyper too. They do NOT always cut themselves. These typical stereotypes are NOT true. Get it through your head, mkay? And the music that is labeled as emo, is not really emo at all. If everything that was sad was labeled emo, "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston would fit into that catigory. Jeez, people. Secondly, emo boys(or girls, depending on if you're a boy or girl) are the sexiest people to ever grace this earth. Anyone else just won't measure up. Thirdly, emo boys/girls are NOT all gay. Just because a guy wears tight jeans or puts on eyeliner doesn't make him gay. Actors wear makeup all the time. And the pants look extremely hott on guys. And the dyed hair doesn't make them gay because people dye their hair all the time. So what it isn't super bright green or pink or red? Their just colors, get over it. Its called expression.

A subculture of attention whores who really should zip themselves up in a body bag with a good sharp straight razor and do the right thing.

emo has become a commonly used term which really degrades the real definition. For instance high schoolers who miss turning in their homework say they are going to become emo, if they break up with their girlfriends they are feeling suicidal, if they can't go anywhere for spring break they are going to cut their legs off. these are gross exaggerations that are often used mostly by non-emo high schoolers. the definition of emo is someone (usually a teenager) who is depressed, suicidal, and self-mutilates. it really is no laughing matter, because alot of emo's kill themselves before they can get help, and heres a few facts just to clear things up; emo's are not goths, and they are not mello dramatic teens, often emos have seriously messed up worlds, and family lives. As weird as it sounds to the non emo the taking out all your aggression through cutting can be an amazing release.

whiny adolescent kid who has no problems and cuts themselves. they suck and listen to some of the worst "music" that has ever been called music. they're not in any way gay cos they'd never make the cut with their greasiness, poor fashion and music sense and massive depression. dont call them gay. i will beat you. fortunately they don't much exist except in America these days

Some of you are totally wrong about being emo. I'm emo, I would know. I'm not emo because I think it's cool, I'm a very expressive person, artsy, and I've been emo/punk for most of my life, you guys are ignorant. Yes, many of us are from well-off families who don't understand, but that's our choice. You're stereotyping people you don't even know. I have tons of friends (some who are very popular), I don't cut myself, I'm perfectly happy! There's so many more misconceptions... okay, maybe my hair is half pink, maybe I wear tighter jeans then the rest of you, maybe I listen to less popular music because it's way better than listening to a bleach blond tramp who forgot to wear underwear! It's our choice, and you shouldn't judge. That's like asking a football player why he plays football. So stupid, so trivial, so ignorant.

An over emotional and commonly whiny individual often associated with goths and the music genre skreemo. They are not to be trusted and are known for self-mutilation.

The term "Emo" is used as counterculture; it is an abreviation of the word "emotional". Emo it's defining not only an attitude, but also a fashion that are coming from emocore (emo music). Emocore is a combination between hardcore and punk music which was very popular in Washington DC in the late 80's. The emo culture continued to develop between '90 and '00, reaching the height of its popularity today.

someone you thinks they have issues and blames their parents. they believe in dark things and wear very goth things and are like goths to the power of 100. //suicidal emos (usually the "Real emos" tend to cut themselves out of stress hoping to find a certain relief. // Some people refer to some emos as fags, as they wear, short jet black hair, tight jeans, tall and skinny, hair over either the right or left eye at either a straigh and or diagonal style, usually wear vans/chucks and wear eyeliner, have piercings on their body and wear band shirts. Almost like "Punks"

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A derogatory label for someone who is sad. I'm writing this to clear some things up about this label. 1) A person who listens to bands such as My Chemical Romance or Black Veil Brides is NOT "emo" 2) A person who is depressed is NOT "emo" 3) A person who dresses a certain way is NOT "emo". 4) Everybody who seems to make fun of people just for feeling how they feel, or liking what they like, or dressing how they dress, can fuck themselves. You don't see me going around making fun of you for listening to Lil' Wayne or wearing Nikes and playing basketball, now do you? The people you define as "Emo" have never done anything to you, and therefore you should stop shoving your head up your ass. Making fun of someone for self-harming or telling them to kill themselves is unacceptable and disgusting. Think about what kind of human that makes you. 5) If people call you emo, or you're suicidal, know that I'm always here to talk. They're not any better than you and you don't deserve the shit you get. Stay strong, and don't let them get to you. Don't be ashamed for liking a certain type of music or dressing a certain way. You be you, and don't let anyone bring you down for it.

a human who likes to color black and likes hard rock music and who has a lot of depression

Noun: 1. An offensive gaming term used with a negative connotation by the apathetic gamer to accuse another gamer of caring. 2. Used to deflect agitation as a ruse.

A CHILD WHO IS WAY BETTER THAN Y'ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPER SWEET UNLIKE YA ASSHOLE WITH NO DAMN LIFE WHO BASH THEM AND MADE THEM THAT WAY KYS KYS KYS NO IM NOT EMO IM JUST WAY NICER THEN YA>>>>>>>>BOI.... GUCCI -SUta was here

A person that wears a lot of black clothes paints nails black wears black makeup has hair over one side of their face not always depressed not always angry most are not shy bands-bring me the horizon, black veil brides, falling in reverse , crown the empire, fall out boy , my chemical romance, sleeping with sirens, saywecanfly,etc . Emo people do not have age limits and we do smile

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.

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"

Emotional piece of depressed shit Emo is just a shortened emotional were you are mostly sad all the time

Someone who wears skinny jeans and band tshirts. Wears alot of eyeliner and listens to bands like mcr, fob, p!atd and tøp with an exeption of paramore. Usually have a dark style.

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

1) Not quite goth, not quite gay. A whining sorry excuse for a human being. 2) Some form of amphibian excrement you step on near a body of water.

Emo is a lifestyle widely spread in the world. Around 86.2% of the people in the world are currently emo's. Emo's think's that everyone has equal value (They mean it's zero)

Emotive Hardcore is an offshoot from hardcore punk which formed in the late 80s and was played throughout the 90s. The term "emo" was coined to such bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace and other bands with a more melodic hardcore sound and expressive lyrics, although some later bands experimented with a softer indie alternative sound as well. You can also say it was a term to describe the "sound" of the DC area of the time. However, if you ask any of the members, they would highly disapprove of this term and most likely mock it.

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.)

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Emo is a style of music and the way you dress based on your own personality.

For your information this was written by a punk and not an emo, there's a difference Emo or Emotive is a music movement that began in the mid-1980s in Washington DC. The "emo" genre is more of an umbrella of music genres such as post hardcore, pop punk, indie and other styles. The emo genre is often fused with other styles creating genres such as emo pop, emoviolence, and melodic emocore. There is also the emo subgenre of scream which uses a style of "screaming" along with or as the main vocals. Then of course there's the stereotypical emo, skinny jeans, wears black and is an emotional mess. Wrong, most emos are not like that. They are more or less better in touch with their emotions than that girl on the cheer team. Yes, emos do tend to dress a certain way but every emo is different and will express themselves differently. A British metalcore emo will wear Asking Alexandria tanktops, a post hardcore emo will wear a Sleeping With Sirens sweatshirt, a powerviolence emo will wear a Kuza shirt, everyone is different. Deal with it. ~Hail Satan and have a lovely afternoon~

Originally: a music scene from the 80s and 90s. Now: see bullshit

describing one who supposedly has the worst life ever; one who is emo is, typically, Caucasian, annoying beyond compare, dresses differently but doesn't necessarily stand out (in fact they usually fade into the background), has tons of friends but still complains that they have none, is named something edgy, listens to garbage music, references dead memes, is most likely LGBTQ+, sometimes trans, has dyed hair, and refers to themself as trash all the time.

Emo used to mean a genre of emotional music. But now it has two meanings 1. Someone who is just drowning in their own self pity, thinking that they have the worst life EVER1!1!one! They often have usernames like 'Jeeff da killer gf' or 'sad emo burning evil' Some of them just like the emo fashion others are creepy pasta fangirls who listen to Black Veil Brides and think Jeff the Killer loves them. One such emo is Tara Gilesbie. 2. A certain kind of music which is emotional.

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

I want to set the record straight of SO MANY PEOPLE being TERRIBLE to the stereotype of emo. Emo does not mean you cut your self. It doesn't mean you wear skinny jeans, or tight shirts, or messed up shoes or greasy hair. There are certain people in the world that don't care what others think of them too much, truly. They actually do like the color black, and while other people might not see their issues as important, somethings are backed with painful memories that are very important. just because their hair is black, or covers their face, doesn't mean they do it just for the sake of having it. A lot of people truly like the style. A lot of emos ARE artistic, because most commonly being emo is when you're more in touch with yourself then other people your age. In fact, most of the people who are emo don't even classify themselves as emo becuase labels are not necessary. If you cut yourself, it doesn't mean your emo, and if you don't it doesn't mean you aren't. The two things have nothing to do with each other! Emo was originally short of emotional, in a musical genre sense. As it developed into a 'label', it means the same. A lot of emo people feel extreme emotions whether they be happy or sad. I will admit there are emo posers, who cut themselves and dress for the sake of seeming badass, but some people seriously like the style! Don't be mean about it, because what if I constantly stereoptyped and made fun of you? How would you feel?

Emo can mean a lot of things, & as with any label, it is just one word trying to desribe something much bigger, so it's not strictly one thing or another, & it's meaning changes over time. Originaly, emo was a music scene in the 90s & short for "emotive" now Emo is more generaly accepted to be short for the word "emotional" which is not to say one is more correct but that the word "emo" has changed over time. 1. A music genre of a typicaly melodramatic, not always depressing but often emotional rock genre, or a softer version of hard-core rock. Describes bands like MCR. 2. A type of indavidual, generaly a teen, who is very emotional. They may or may not listen to "emo" genre & may or not follow the "emo" style (black hair covering one eye, tight dark clothing, wrist bands...) they typicaly wear alot of black but don't have to, but are troubled indaviduals, often with a mood disorder &/or alot of abuse in their past. Some emos cut themselves or self-mutilate, but not all do. some are suicidal, but they don't have to be. Alot of people would classify someone as "emo" who really is more "poser," or trying to "be" emo, or any other subculture, in order to get attention. (pretending to cut, making a point of wearing "emo" clothing...) This does NOT go for all emos. 3. Anything particularly dark or emotional. Any writing that is particularly anxty or talks about loss, depression, feeling of being alone or differant. The same goes for any form of artistic expression.

The byproduct of the late wave Baby Boomer's and early Generation X'ers that didn't beat the hell out of their boys, instill values and principals in them, and man them up. They find drama where there doesn't need to be any. Most usually have black, shaggy hair, a 28 inch waist or smaller, are Caucasian or Oriental, and listen to manufactured music that will be forgotten about in less than a year.

A general term for someone who may be overemotional. Emo kids typically wear black and fangirl over bands and TV shows.

1.)usually means someone who is insecure and has not found themselves yet, so he/she trys to "fit in". don't hate the emo kids. who cares about them. 2.)type of music started in the eighties/nineties. very emotional and loud, but popular.

a person who overreacts to everything and constantly makes them self the center of attention

Fucking 12 year olds who thinks there life sucks when both there parents love them and they have a nice house and were curious and now that they cut themselves they now have problems we adults could not understand because we are there parents.they dont work two fucking jobs so there kids can complain about i don't know what the fuck.i know someone you self harms and told them to kill themselves.why did they start?NO CHURCH.church stops and they act like dumd shits that they are and take everything up the ass.

Emo is a music scene started in the mid '80s, as an offshoot of punk. Emo is, despite stereotypes, not all about cutting and suicide and crying. Emo is simply EMOtional. It's a music genre, and a state of mind. People often hate on Emo because it's not "normal" or because it's cooler than them. These people are not cool. If someone insults you because you are a true emo, just ignore them or make a witty, intelligent comeback.

Real Emo: actually has a reason to be depressed, really cuts their selves and keeps themselves to themselves. Fake Emo: is 'depressed' for no reason and fakes it, cuts themselves for no reason or for attention and tells everyone they are depressed and Emo for attention again. Emos usually have funky hair cuts or listen to p!atd, fall out boy, MCR or tøp etc.

a subculture that started in washington dc emo is a genre of post hard core punk music that uses more emotional lyrics emos tend to wear dark clothing and band merch .

1. A subgenre of punk music. Originally it was called "emo" due to its lyrics, which were more emotional and confessive than typical punk songs. Some original emo bands are Rites of Spring, Taking Back Sunday, and Sunny Day Real Estate. Over the years, though, emo has become more diverse, and a very vague term. No one can agree exactly what it is. There are many kinds of emo music: emocore (emo post hard core), emo punk, emo alternative, and more. Emo bands can be anything from Paramore to Black Veil Brides. 2. A subculture of people who like emo music. Often emos have a certain fashion sense ("emo" hair cut, lots of black clothing, eyeliner, etc.), but not necessarily. Emo fashion is really quite varied and not limited to Hot Topic. Emos pride themselves on being in touch with their emotions and creative. Many write music or poetry. --- Lastly-- I don't know how many times in my lifetime I will have to explain this, but cutting and depression are symptoms of being human, not being emo. If you're emo-- just because someone isn't exactly like you doesn't make them a "poser." Emo music and fashion is extremely varied, and frankly pretty hard to define. Instead of arguing about what our culture is, let's use it as a tool to connect with others over a joint love of good music. If you're not emo-- let me remind you that enforcing stereotypes, and then accusing the stereotyped group of being "all the same" is hypocritical.

As sterotypical as Jocks, Goths, Punks, Gangsters, ect...just a bit more angsty. Seriously, who knew a definition could cause such an uproar??

Likes dark clothes but doesn't always wear black. Don't always cut themselves. The title isn't always given by someone else sometimes they realize it first. Likes music a lot. Favorite bands are probably Mcr, FOB, P!ATD, and TOP. Almost always accompanied by a black hair tie on their wrist. Almost always seen in skinny jeans, a band t-shirt and beanie. Not completely friendless but usually only a few close friends. Doesn't usually care what other people think. Will wear pajamas to school if they want to. Emo isn't always a bad thing. Emo is short for emotional. Emo is also derived from music. Do not get them confused with goth or scene usually has eyeliner.

Emo, over the years, has gathered a lot of different definitions. It can be used as the shortened version of emotional, emotionally unstable, emotion, etc. It also has become a genre. A lot of people have stereotyped emo, and like most stereotypes, a little of it CAN be true, but not completly. Some examples are - All emos cut/slit their wrist - They are always depressed -Drama queens/kings -Terrible with kids There are a lot more, but these are actually a few of the least offensive I have come across. Again, there can be some truth to stereotypes, but most of it is made up. Most 'Emos' are a bit emotionally sensitive (hence the name 'emo'), which isn't always a bad thing. They are just a little more aware of their emotions, and aren't afraid to show them. Some are. There also is a genre of music that is called Emo. This tends to get mixed up/combined with scene, goth, and punk.

not a fucking depressed guy. most of the time they like bands like Pierce The Veil, twenty one pilots, MCR, Fall Out Boy, and found often wearing dark clothes and a lot of eyeliner/guyliner. Many have taken on the habbit of the game Neko Atsume. Never says theyre a "true fan" of anything unless they can have a lyric battle of the artist/band with another. Obsessed with youtubers, particularly gamers and therorists.

Emo stands for emotional hardcore, and started with bands like Rites of Spring in the 1980s. It then dipoed in popularity until bands like Dashboard Confessional and Fall Out Boy re-invented emo into subgenres like emo-pop amd indie-emo. It does not mean cutting, being depressed or gay.

Emo is a style related to a dark subculture however emos aren't Goths nor Scenes which most people confused them with. The emo wording itself comes from a short–cut for EMOtional meaning emos are a more sensitive version of a dark subculture, aother misconception being that all emos cut themselves which is false, not everyone who considers themselves emo actually self–harm and another person who may hurt themselves don't consider themselves emos. An emo is iconically known as follows: * Pale skin. * Black hair. or a dark shade of brown. * Iconic makeup with eyeliner. * Piercings. * Black clothing with rarely any color. Most emos often wear green, pink and white. * Iconic converse, leather boots or vans. * Choppy and spiked in layers haircut. * Choppy bangs/fringes on one side of their face or completely covering one eye. Emos are exactly as above however not all whom dresses as such call themselves emo, but it's a to differ Emo from Scenes and Goths, one being Goths wear maibly black with little to no color, and opposite- Scenes wear more color.

An emo is what’s hanging from the fucking ceiling

im emo witch means im deppresed there are posers who are well off and live in the suberbs i dont but whatever people say its when no one understands its true but not for suberbain emos or posers i cut myself suberbain emos do for style emo music is also popular upon this culture some call me fag i call me emo

i hate myself omg myspace hot topic tumblr (emo)

1. Someone who cuts themself. It's a pretty stupid term used by middle-schoolers and idiots in general. The correct term is a "self-harmer", or a "cutter". 2. A style of music, loosely linked to Dashboard Confessional, Fall Out Boy, and Alesana. Mostly comprised of high male vocals and screaming. Can also be associated with punk. 3. Emotional or sad. 4. A person usually between the ages of 10 and 25 that listens to "emo" music and occasionally you find one that is a cutter. A typical "emo kid" wears skinny jeans, band t-shirts that are often tight, and flat-bottomed shoes like Converse and Vans. Their hair often obscures one or both eyes, and can be dyed different colours. Hair is usually straightened, but can be natural. Emo kids usually are pretty introverted, but are SUPER nice and they won't give you shit for no reason. Their life depends on music and their multiple friendships. Emos are generally really in touch with their friends and their emotions. Some emos cry a lot and are very sensitive. FURTHERMORE: Emo kids are NOT attention seekers. They are not bitchy (for the most part). And they do not like being called "fags". While some emos are in fact homosexual, there are also bisexual, pansexual, asexual, and heterosexual people in the emo category.

An emotionally unstable person. They don't have to wear black or cut themselves. Those are just stereotypes. They can be your next store neighbor and you would probably never know. Mostly, they are emo, because of bipolar issues and nothing seems to make them happy. Even Marilyn Monroe was emo.

A guy/girl who says they're "different" and if you say they're "wierd" they'll tell you your not "wierd enough" Too many today, it used to be a thing only a small ammount of people did, now you can see some kids as young as 10 getting in on the act. They often sound the same when justifying themselves aswell, (see below).

eat me out

Look at 2007 Pete Wentz. That is the real, and true definition of emo.

Anyone person of the two genders that Jett Reiter dislikes in anyway.

Teenagers or preteens that listen to bands such as twenty one pilots, my chemical romance, pierce the veil, sleeping with sirens, bring me the horizon, etc... they all shop at hot topic and think they're depressed and have anxiety and spend a lot of time on tumblr. Oh and they're all bi or sexually confused.

Emo- a troubled misunderstood individual who is still trying to figure out who they are as a person. Emos do not all self harm,listen to scream o, or hate themselves or everyone else. Often bullied for the style of dress. Music genre and sexuality. Emos listen to music which has meaning In lyrics and can be related to

Somebody, more often than not an attention seeker, who is/acts as if they have depression, suicidal tendencies, social anxiety, and other mental disorders. They tend to wear black and red, and usually wear their hair over one or both of their eyes. Not every emo is an attention seeker, many people just like the style of it. Eyeliner and the g note appear to grab their attention.

Emo is NOT a genre of music, or a grop of pissy fags. Emo is the way they dress, they act, and their perspctive on things. the way they dress: usually choppy, long, "swooshy" hair. Either Black, bleach blonde or brunette. they have lip, ear, and nose peircings and where black eye make-up. the bangs cover the face and they wear a assortment of rubber band braclets from hot topic or spencers. The way they act: known to be very romantic, sensitve, mysterious, and shy. But once you get close to one they open up to you and are always there fr you no matter what. so to all them bitchy preachers who think if we wear chains and such, that we are devil worshipers (which some are) fuck you. it's who we are. its what we want. If we gived a fuck what other people thought, we probably would try to fit in with them. They call us clones, have they looked at themselves??? all kakie shorts and abercrombie bs clothesthat cost 50 dollars for clothing that rips when you put it on?? at least our clothes last. we also really enjoy music. we love music. it gets us going and gives us this feeling in our chest that makes your heart beat fast and moves you.

e.m.o is sexual for eat me out. Its basically like smd, or smp. But instead you say e.m.o

1. A type of style (black clothes, makeup, hair) 2. Music genre (My Chemical Romance) 3. A person who is "depressed" all the time and thinks of suicide 3.

Eat me out

A reference to a women receiving head or oral

A reference to giving a women head or eating her Emo (eat me out)

Emos are stereotyped as people who have dark hair (usually black) that covers most of their face, they wear black eyeliner,black nail polish,converse,skinny jeans or"girl pants",&tight shirts(usually band t's).People think they listen to bands considered to be"emo"&think emos are depressed all the time&are suicidal&self-harm..Totally untrue.Not all emos are like that.Emos are people who feel emotions very strongly.Hint: emo=emotion.Whether it be happy,sad,mad, etc.They listen to whatever they want to&they don't have to dress or look a certain way!Yes, a lot of them may look like a stereotypical emo kid, but they're just wearing what they want. Sometimes they express themselves through clothing and makeup.Others do the same thing.Also,not all emos cut.Some do,some don't.Cutting(one of the many forms of Self-Harm),beingsuicidal,writing,going off alone,anything else you all would label as"emo"behaviors,they do it as a way to express their emotion or release what they feel&just because someone cuts it doesn't mean they're emo(people do it to cope with depression, just like people use alcohol to cope with it,and they need help.So next time you hear of someone harming themselves,think twice before you call them"a whiny emo fag"or something because that's what bullies do and we all need to stop bullying).Not all emos listen to"emo"bands and singers and wear dark clothing all the time and darkmakeup and shitand are depressed all the time. Stop stereotyping people.

Emo: a genre of music, usually applying to young teenagers that have long black hair, heavy eyeliner, black clothing, and like to express themselves. Emo people usually are the nicest people you will know once you break their shell, but that is only sometimes. This definition is not intended to be offensive to any Emo people.

Often a word confused with a fuzzy red little creature who just likes to be tickled

My definition of Emo is someone who tends to like darker colors like black. Most Emo people usually die their hair black / Wear black all the time and they are mostly Depressed , Unhappy. Their very sensitive and emotional. But we shouldn't look at people who are Emo differently because they are still human just likes us.

What people think/see: people who wear a lot of black and have a lot of eyeliner, pretty quiet and a tad scary, probably super depressed and freaky they listen to music about death and want the world to end. What people don’t see/real definition: people who are most comfortable in darker, less revealing clothes, people who like song that have meaningful/emotional lyrics but also have good music. People who are shunned a lot because they look different even though they aren’t generally that mean/dark. Sometimes emos are depressed and sometimes they aren’t. (Just like every other categorization of human being.) emos are more in touch with their emotional side and tend to understand deeper more abstract philosophical ideas, not because they’re morbid, but because they’re intelligent and they understand things other people can’t. They often are misunderstood and choose to express themselves with poetry/music.

A subculture mainly consisting of younger people who listen to rock, metal, punk, etc. They get lot's of hate and are called fake a lot, but I can assure you, they aren't depressed because they are emo, they are emo because they are depressed. Actually, you don't have to be depressed to be emo. They mostly turn to their music to cope with their issues, for the lyrics are deeply meaningful. If people would stop making fun of these bands because they have a different sound than others and listen to the lyrics and pay attention to them, you'd find the meaning. Emos usually have a darker style of band shirts, skinny jeans, and Vans with hints of neon, and the style is less for attention and more for finding more emos like themselves. The most common emo stereotype is that they all are suicidal and cut themselves, which is extremely untrue.

Emotional disturbed/distorted

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.

Short for eat me out

Emo = Eat Me Out Having someone bite / lick your vagina, pleasuring the vagina with only their mouth. This term is only used by females. Other uses: Eyo = Eat You Out Eho = Eat Her Out

Emo is a state of mind, or the modern term for depressed. What people say is emo, long hair, guyliner, converse, raccoon eyes, ect. is all called scene. Scene people are bubbly but deep. Emo on the other hand, is where something in ones life seems to have scarred them. They beleive there is no-one to run to, so they bottle stuff up, and or use self harm.

1. a sub-genre of rock music, originated in the 1980s in DC. some emo artists include (but are not limited to) owl city, boys like girls, all american rejects, and jimmy eat world. 2. a style of people. there are many stereotypes, including but not limited to: wearing black 24/7 (there not goth!), worshipping satan, cutting themselves all the time (some emos DONT cut themselves...they just cry), and wanting to die.

A fucking god that is on the verge of fucking committing fucking suicide, after they fuck up the worlds

1) A genre of music that is similar to punk, but a little less rough and with more emotional lyrics. Contrary to popular belief, it does not mean "emotional", it means " emotive hardcore". 2) A label to describe someone. Usually for people with dyed hair, piercings, dark clothing, etc. You don't have to be depressed, have an eating disorder, or self harm to be emo. Unlike everyone says, most emos don't whine and really aren't as bad as everyone thinks. The posers, the annoying ones, are scene.

emo: have you ever noticed how emo is in the word emotion well its because people who are referred to as "emo" often have heavy emotions and don't know how to deals with them that end up causing them to do things to themselves but usually they are social floaters who don't give a shit what people think and just hate people for their own reason.

is a style of rock music originating in the mid 80's- when it was known as emotional hardcore.

Emo is an abbreviation for 'emotive hardcore punk', or 'emocore', a genre of music and a lifestyle which peaked in the 1990s. Often used nowadays as a classification for people - typically teens - who listen to rock music, are introverted and wear black and maybe have coloured streaks in their hair. Occasionally used as an insult, though emos do not take this as an insult normally.

Emo is a life style usually an Emoperson wears black and only black unless it’s on a band shirt than some dark colors are used. There best friend is there Guitar. There hair usually is long and has bangs that cover one eye.They listen to punk rock, hard rock, and Metal. The only place to shop if your Emo is hot topic, and Emo’s usually suffer of depression, and like to have time alone sheltered from the World.

emotional rocker, someone who is emotional, and likes rock music, no not a sense of fashion or music. anyone who is emotional is an emo. yes u chav, it could even be you, but i doubt it

A word that has been given many meanings. 1. A sub culture in the category with punk, goth & scene. They usually have black choppy hair & wear black, especially skinny jeans, they can wear colour & can have their hair a different colour, they prefer to be alone & listen to music (Genre: punk, metal, emo, ) All of these things are not limited & if an 'emo' says that they are then they are most likely a poser. 2. A genre of music, how I usually describe this is that it has guitar riffs, but instead of the usual edgy rock sound they sound more... soft... Many people hate emo, many people defend it, many people are posers, many people don't understand, emo is very mis-understood, & is not just someone who cuts themselves, it's a type of person, with specific unique preferences to the mainstream, someone different, & usually from my experience, people who carry out the emo style were previously depressed but got through it. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH scene If you call a scene kid emo (or vice versa) you could very well offend them. Of they could be sceno

Emotional. Something that is emotional or an emotional person.

A slang term for cool lit

Emo is a very misused term, but very accurate when describing a group of teenagers, young adults, or adults who particularly favor a certain genre of music, a style, or anything else seen to a normal (used very loosely) person as dark and goth.

Conforming by attempting to be unconformable. A.K.A. a complete failure at life.

#1. Emo is a a genre of music...Like punk and rock #2. The emo look. Fringed hair that's short and spikey at the back (Not always.) Tight jeans. T-shirts with names of rock bands. Chuck Taylor all-stars (Shoes) And their style is sometimes mixed up with the goth or punk looks. #3. Well, unfortunaly, most morons think that being emo is about being extremely depressed and suicidal. Two words for you: NOT TRUE.

omg, where do i start... emo has become the new style in middle/high class society today. people want to become emo to get attention. sorry, but i didnt think that wearing your jeans so tight that you can see your tiny little genitals was very attractive...um and neither is your stupid black hair swoosh covering your eye. umm..and neither is your stupid tiny black t-shirt that is so tight that you can see your nipples, ummm and niether are the FAKE cuts on your wrists. mostly middle/high class teenagers are becoming emo. wow, so they have to complain about there oh-so-terrible lives. well im sorry that your girlfriend dumped you, ummm dont kill your self (pussy). emos are pussy ass bitches who think that it is cool to complain and to listen to there music which consists of skinny white males in there high pitched whiny voices singing about how their life just couldnt suck more. the sad part is that emoness is starting to take over little kids as well..like middle schoolers these days are also starting to become emo!!!! omg..............................i think im gonna go cry now and sit in my dark room and listen to stupid whiny-ass music while i cut myself with my fake plastic razor....you know what! go die! i couldnt care less.

emo.. is a name for people who are not happy with there life all the ttim or people who can love it one minute then hete it the next. unlike chavs emos have a heart and dont hang around at skate parks for no reason. sure some emos cut themselcves but its just a way to let out hurt and anger. but some don't. simply because they don't want to. if that is so hard to understand then i give up on people like you. btw i am not an emo but i like the hair and the clothes and the music but i am NOT an emo but i luv emos to pieces! LEAVE OFF!!!!

Ok, emo and punk are NOT alike at all. Goth and emo also not a like at all. Emo is just a new bullshit genre of music and new style that steals it's sounds and look from other things. Emo is a style that has becoem popular, mainly teens pretending to be depressed for attention, dressing like tranvestites mixed with clothing from other styles and genres, make up sad stories also for attention, and some are dumb enough to go to self mutilation to fit in or get attention.

A subgenre of hardcore music originating mainly from the D.C. hardcore punk scene in the late 1980s. The word is an abreviation of 'emocore'. Hardcore was mainly about politics and anger. Fugazi were the first emo band and their first album , '13 Songs', talked more about their emotions leading to the creation of the word. Emo is now a word used by people with very small vocabularies for anybody bohemian/alternative (i.e. those who do not wear trackies or listen to rap music)

the stupidest "culture" you'll ever come across. it consists of trashy 12 and 13 year olds who hate their life because they think it looks cool. they often wear wristbands to cover up the "cuts" they've created on their wrists... with a butter knife. often found with headphones in their ears, playing distasteful music such as my chemical romance and cobra starship. heavy eyeliner. thick rimmed glasses. hot topic frequent buyer card. refer to the song "emo kid" by adam and andrew for further stereotypical description.

Emo stands for Emotive Hardcore. It's not the clothes, or the people. It's the music. You can't dress 'emo' and become 'emo' You can't be a music style. And if your trying, stop now. Emotive hardcore was first experimented after the punk era, with bands deciding to focus on a more emotional side. Emotive hardcore, shows emotion, but so does alot of rap and classical music. People who 'cut' aren't neccessarily 'emo'. Imagine this. We like to relate to things. To books, to life, to music. So If you have emotional feelings, bad past experiences, you relate to songs that are about that (Emotive Hardcore), Thats why emos are called depressed, because alot of people see meaning in the lyrics and can relate. So 'emo's' aren't the happiest bunch. But logically, 'emo's' don't exist.

For the happier person, emo is nothing more than being: E- exquisitely M- magically O- optimistic Sounds the same, different meaning. A homonym! Heard of it? :)

The coolest people you will ever meet in your entire life.

A whiney, unnessicarily deep, attention demanding bitch. Known for dressing as the opposite sex, thick framed glasses, wearing clothes as tight as possible, and cutting themselves. An emo is basically a faggot who is depressed for no reason at all, they think theyre cool cuz theyre fucking annoying and cry when they get presents..so yeah, as you can see, a total whore. Oh, not to mention they have greasy hair hanging in their face cuz they think they're cool and most likely have poor hegeine.. Oh, and most likely bi-sexual and deny it. : I have three good words for all you kids out there.. DON'T BE EMO. Good lord..just fucking listen to me...emos make life miserable...I don't get why you kids do it..Just smilleeeeeeeee.... EMO KIDS RUINED MY LIFE!!

Apparently there's been a lot of discussion throughout Urban Dictionary about the word 'emo'. I hope this will clear it up. I define emo as someone who is emotionally and/or mentally depressed. Not every person who is depressed is emo, but the ones who grow their depression and problems to 9000 times the size that they truly are and then tell other people about said problems so they can people to feel sorry for them. In some ways, they are alike geek and nerds, for I can see some geeks and nerds becoming emos if they are bullied repeatedly or thrust away from the real world. Emos usually keep to themselves as much as possible but would converse with other emos if they have to. They wear darker clothing and/or articles of clothing that sticks them out from a crowd of people. They try to attain positive attention this way, or recognition from others that they are 'emo' and should be feared because they are different. In this way, emos can be compared with scene people. Emos think negative thoughts most of the time, viewing the glass half empty and much smaller. They believe themselves to be different than any other human being, and so they decide on acting differently. They will act out in public, scare people, carry weapons, wear clothes no one else wears. In this way, they are like goths, but goths are more violent and hatred in their ways, actually going farther than any emo has. Emos destroy themselves from inside out from beginning to bully themselves mentally and verbally, then they work on to mental pain through real events in their lives, then physical pain and suffering, and after that its not impossible that they will commit suicide or go completely insane and think like only few people do. Perverted thoughts fill their heads; ones of killing people they have been hurt by, killing people in mass numbers, and the death of loved ones to give themselves pain every now and then. It sounds like a television show where the main character obtains certain powers and then tries to save the world/destroy it, and figure out someone they loved or a relative of a loved one is dead because of said main character's actions.

short for emotional the opposite of being emo-less -they were traumitized as a kid -they cut themselves to feel pain, because they were sheltered all their life -they blow things out of proportion, to see if anything will happen -they are too poor to afford nice shiny clothes so they wear cheap black clothes -they like things they can relate to, its very hard to come by -like music with "emotion" in it, not shallow music or slow paced helpless music -the solitude makes them deep -poser emo's are idiots that need to get shot on sight -someone who stops being emo has a greater understanding of critical depressing situations, after they stop being emo they either become normal-or very active, or become emo-less, that actually don't care about most people posers are scene kids, goth kids, punk kids, but if you want to make someone emo you just have to traumitize them and make them feel like shit, so they don't lose it and kill everyone including you then commit suicide, idiots at virginia tech -.o the younger they are the greater the success rate methods of causing traumitization are... stuff...

A term used for a genre of music that is "emo"tional. It is usually a male band.

emos are the most anoying off all groups of people. they have poisoned a lot of the rock and metal culturer and turning it in to a boring homosexual and suicidal shit i my self am a metalhead and would love to kill them all together i would rather be a chav than an emo

Emos are a group of people, or a trend that has influenced and encouraged suicidal tendencies and hatred towards life and everyone and everything in it. I pity them, and understand that they may have hard lives at home and such, but it isn't worth the self-destruction that they pour on themselves. Think about this, unless you're an Emo, then you're just plain wrong, and I don't give a damn what you think. If you think that Emos should die, you'd be rigt. But think about what their situation could be like at home. Overall, don't judge them onsight, leave that to God; he'll probably send them straight to hell.

people who wear tight jeans for attention and have hair that covers 8/10ths of their face

Someone who is very emotional. They dress however they want to dress, and they don't always slit their wrists and want to shoot themselves. A lot of emo people just write poetry to deal with life. And just to make a note, emos are not posers. You don't choose to be emo. Emo chooses you. In my opinion, the emo haters need to get to know emo kids before trashing them. It's also a genre of music.

A selfish person who thinks the only person who has stress and depression is them, and no one feels how they feel. Extreme emos tend to, whine, complain, do drugs, cut, and post depressing things online. Some even post pictures of them cutting themselves. These people are commonly looking for attention. Most emos have a gang of friends who are also emo. They have bfs and gfs and complain when they lose these while there are people who have never had 1 friend, or bf or gf, are poor, and overall, more depressed than emos, but they suck it up, don't complain, and live life. Emos try mope in their sorrow when they could be doing something about it. Making themselves better and stronger. Emos don't understand how much many others go through, like soldiers. Do you see these other people trying to rebel or feel sorry for themselves or complaining? No.

A trend that's dead

The word Emo refers to either: 1. The Emo (Or Emotive Hardcore) Modern Music Genre, a subdivision of Hardcore Punk. 2. The Emo (Or Emotive Hardcore) movement: a subculture of western, middle to upper-class young people. Note: Not to be confused with Goth The Term Emotive Hardcore began with the band Rites of Spring in 1985 who took a more personal approach to punk. Their songs were about personal problems and negativities they experienced in life and the term 'Emo' was coined as an insult to describe the followers of the band. Modern Emo bands are difficult to pick because whether or not a band is emo is very subjective. Many people consider Pop-Punk bands such as Good Charlotte and Taking Back Sunday as Emo, others do not. Bands most widely excepted as emo include Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the Disco and Lost Prophets, though even these arguably fall under the genre. Emo music is often avoided by non-emos simply because it is emo, but not always. Just because someone listens to an emo band, does not mean they are emo. The Emo subculture is a group comprising practicaly entirely of teenagers from a middle to upper-class society. Emos are generally people from well-off homes who consider themselves depressed and distraught. They disapprove with modern ways of thinking and seek not to conform to Pop-Culture. They dress usually in black and thier hair is almost always straight and dark, often covering part of the face. Emo's often have modified sexual preferences and are open to sexual experimentation whereby they consider themselves homosexual and bisexual however considering the young age of many such emos, the actual accuracy of their sexual status is often arguable as many believe such people are still growing and thus have not been able to make a proper decision as yet. There are two types of Emo's 1: Try-hard Emo's: As named by true Emo's (see below), try-hard emos are people who believe themselves to be emo. They dress like emos and openly advertise thier self-proclaimed Emo status. These types of emos are unlikely to have been through any sort of emotional turmoil and simply dress as they do for social reasons in most cases. 2: True Emo's: Often an evolution of a try-hard emo, but not always, a true emo is a person who genuinly considers themselves depressed. True emo's will never call themselves emo but may use terms such as Scene Kid to describe each other and will often openly advertise their depression. The transition between the two types of emo is often the result of a relationship break-up whereby the emo considers themselves wrongly done by and depressed as a result. Sadly, true emos will often hurt themselves either in self-pity or as a public display of thier depression. This stereotypically involves slitting of the wrists whereby an emo attempts sucide (though purposly does not follow through) but can often incude other forms of self-destruction. Emos rarely sucide without an outside force such as drugs or alcohol having an effect on them The parody from the emo subculture is obvious and along with their somewhat anti-social behaviour almost always leads to their outcast from other social groups (which in turn they may consider to add to their depression). The Emo Parody: 1. Emos disagree with modern pop-culture and wish to separate themselves from modern society – they seek to be individual, but in doing so they actually simply group themselves into another culture, and a negative one at that. They fail to be individual at all and instead are just another group of people. 2. Emos believe themselves depressed, though clinically almost all emos are perfectly healthy mentally and their self-proclaimed depression is an insult to truly depressed people. Emos are well off people who draw attention to themselves by, and perhaps even gain pleasure in, attempting to lead others to believe they are depressed by past experiences. They truth of the matter is, everyone experiences the issues they face, and many people to a greater and much more damaging degree. Emos are depressed about nothing and if they spent half the time they spend wallowing in self-pity as they did happy and fulfilled, the world and their world would be a considerably better place.

A person (usually teenage) who follows the post hardcore, emotional music scene. Particularly bands like Funeral for a friend, My Chemical romance, AFI. Usually sporting long black fringes, skinny black jeans with studded belts, and side lip piercings. Thought to always be sad and self harm but this is not always the case. Tend to hang around in groups outside music stores and alternative clothing shops.

stupid kids that are so synical and blind to the world's greatness that theyve never listened to the band primus and learned what true music is. I purposely set aside 5 minutes each day to bother emos because of this reason. if everyone would just listen to primus the world would be awesome.. and I'd have 5 minutes more each day.

If Emos are anti-conformists, why do they all dress the same?

1.Extremely depressing music to the point where it gets annoying. 2. Music you listen to after you find out your girlfriend/boyfriend's dead, your mom's a hooker and your dad's on crack/cocaine. 3. A form of music reserved for whiny little teenaged adolescents.

Emo is basically the bastard child of the Nu wave movement from the 80's, but worse. Emo kids tend to be depressed and annoying (not always mind you, there are all way exceptions). Most are cowards and will not fight their own fights but rather gather as many of their freinds as possiable to jump one person. They wear tight sweaters, girls jeans and converses. Recently they have taken to wearing bandana around their necks and faces. Oddly enough the Emo girls tend to look more like boys and the boys like girls.

poser ass wanna be bullshit.

unlike the many different opininated definition of EMO out there the correct one is EMOTIVE hardcore. "Emotive Hardcore" music genre began to flourish in the late 80s, led by bands such as the likes of Rites of Spring. The term Emo was, believe it or not, a somewhat derogatory term used to put down fans of the new wave "Emotive Hardcore" bands. But, after a huge boom from the genre over the last decade and a bit, the term has been stolen by "stupid little boys who cry and wear eyeliner," as quoted from an article on barb wire so eloquently puts it. Now many teens who have never even heard of the word emotive or listened to real Emo music, claim "Emo" as their own. so basically any so called "emo" has based there lifestyle on a farce when most dont even know what that kind of music is.It is just another stupid trend for people to be apart and excluded from. A "click" in otherswords they the "EMO kids phase" who believe themselves to be original when its obviously people just trying to fit in by following the trends like the sheep they are... Not following a trend that doesn't suit you means you are strong and aware of who you are. That's why only young teens are emo, they have no idea what's going on, or how lucky they are, they are insecure and have no self confidence, and so they fit in by not fitting in... it's a joke, but most grow out of it... but basically its foolish to become something you don't even understand in the forst place so well done to all you emos out there well smart arent you being part of something so trivial.Oh and another thing about it bands such as MCR P!ATD and FOB are not in the emotive hardcore genre To be perfectly honest no actually emotive hardcore band exists today. Funny don't you think?

People who try hard to look asian. The boys: Usually have the hairstyle of the anime character Uchiha Sasuke.They try to be thin just like the asians and wear thick eyeliners to make their eyes look like the almond-shaped eyes of asians.They also dye their hair black to have the jet black hair color of the asian people. The girls: Look as thin and small as possible to look asian and dye their hair black and follow the haircut of most asian people "bangs".Most asian people have side swept bangs some are different.Emos try to make cute faces in the camera and show their "fake asian eyes" filled with eyeliners.They also try hard to look innocent just like the asians but they look scary and deep inside they are sluts.They keep their heads down and act shy like the anime characters and asian chicks.They follow harajuku fashion just change the colors the some put ribbons on their hair to make them look cute like the asians. All of them are anime-obsessed,loves Pokemon and other animes that were already seen in asian countries for like 10 years ago.Some even try to speak japanese.

1. people who feel depressed about anything and resort to slitting their wrists as a way out. 2. used to describe such psychopaths but in a casual, joking manner.

just another label used by people to look "cool" i guess

A fuckin' poser. Someone who thinks they're punk (Apparently crying your eyes out and slashing your body is a good way to rebel, according to these idiots). When the "emo" trend started, punk started dying. Same with metal and Pantera's unfortunate departure. Actual emo is a form of music, stemming back to the early 90's as a type of hardcore (emotive hardcore). I wear slim-fit jeans that are black or gray and black band shirts (Only color band shirts come in really), and some Fallen shoes (I skate, yes) but people confuse that with being emo, now, thanks to MTV and mainstream "culture". I would wear white but other than skate tees, I like band shirts and they most commonly come in black so, *shrug*. I'm a metalhead. Plain and simple. Now it's "punk" to become vegan and starve yourself of perfectly good meat that's important for a healthy body, when in reality, the animal you "care" so much about just died for nothing when you refused to eat it. But yeah, that's a whole different subject all together. Stop being so depressed, if you really are. Don't make your depression some "style" cuz it's not. Get over your depression. Metal has always been there for me in rough times. You'll get through it, just stop trying to capitalize on it, then you just come off as someone with no self-respect.

Sad, pathetic teenagers who think thier life sucks and broadcast it to the world by crying all the time, wearing dumb-ass clothes, and of course cutting themselves up like a virginia ham. Emos are pathetic losers who really have nothing to cry about excpet maybe thier dad not letting them go to a slasher party. Emos generally cut because they think it's cool and end up almost killing themselves for attention. Also just an extra note, they'll never get laid. Even if they did, they'd probably get Hep because thier GF's slice with nasty unclean shit.

emo is not about hating life its about your diffrent style most emos are really cool and fun to hangout with most of all the boys are hot and alot dont cut themselfs people that do cut are just labled emo and emo just one word it doesnt mean your a fag it just means that your just diffrent but everyone is so retards who lable other people are just f*cking low lives and if you listen to mcr or bvb so what if you like them you should listen to it there really great supporters and impacted many of peoples life so dont change what you like to listen and if you wanted the definition for emo its cool happy fun people

A 13-18 year old thinking they are sensitive and emotionally in touch, they try to stand out by wearing side fridges, skinny jeans and converses but what they dont realise is that half of the world is following this phase so they arent so different. They regard themselves as artists and listen to "heavy" music ooo someones not heard of metallika they complain about how unfair their wealthy lives are...hey kid go to africa yeah they havent even seen converses or KNIVES! They cry and use knives a lot.

A poser who usually lives in the suburbs in a well off family, yet thinks they are struggling horribly and no one understands them. Then they will usually go wear all black, girl pants(even though they're men) and whine about how they lost their hideous girlfriend. At night they cut themselves. They listen to the worst music on the planet (Fall out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Green Day) and hate everyone. All of this because they think they are living the struggle.

an attention seeking subculture. they lie about their whole life and say their sensitive and all this whole load of crap, only so people can fall for them and so they can gain attention. they also claim that their life sucks, HOWEVER, half of them spend most of their time on myspace and all this other shit; hey dumbass, as far as we know, your life isn't that bad, cos you have the internet and all this shit so stop fucking complaining. they label themselves though still get pissed off when we label them. RIGHT, you already said you were emo, so why can't we say that you're emo too, since you said you were?! gosh, idiots. everyone hates emos because: -why bother being their friends if they'll probably kill themselves anyway. -most of them lie about their whole life and speak a whole lot of bullshit. -they just always want to be the centre of attention. -they're embarassing cunts. :)

A whiney teenager who is 'in touch' with his/her feelings. The mast majority live in the suburban life-style, but refuse to admit that they actually have a postive life. Please, for the sake of humanity, get over yourself. You see that homeless man down the street? He has more reason to be an angsty emo than you ever will. You see that child in the burn hospital? He/she has more reasons to be 'emo' than you ever will in your entire life. Emos DON'T know what true pain is. Don't give me that, "Don't label me, I'm human!!", because you can just stop, right there. The majority of these 'emos' will cuss out a 'prep' in an instant. They cringe or are enfired with rage when they hear the word. Please, for the sake of humanity, get over yourself. Emos obviously DON'T know what true pain is. "No one understands me"- trash.

a word that every retard uses to describe someone who looks even remotely sad, because it makes them feel tough to call other people emo

A perfect three part mixture of punk, goth & suck.

The dyslexic version of the little red guy out of Sesame Street.

a bunch of kids that are depressed because they want to conform to a non-conformist(just basically a lot of snotnosed attention seekers) subculture that is full of shitty music that trys to make a statement by singing about how they were all dumped because their emo(you know who you are) and think that their souls are tortured because they can afford a large amount of scarfs and plenty of wide rimmed spectacles who in many respects share a sort of likeness to the 1960s hippie culture only they tried to do something instead of wallow in self pity

Okay. I'm gonna give you my insight on the word emo. Emo isn't: - Wrist slitting - Suicide thinking - Tight jean wearing - Scarves year-round - Face covering hair - Converse - Depresing music with pointless choruses -Crazy eye make-up Emo has concepts which are hidden behind stereotypes and MTV's lies. Emo isn't simply a way to dress. Nor is it an easy way to get girls. Emos may wear tight clothes and worn out shoes. Worn our shoes are comfortable and band t-shirts support your favorite bands. Crying shows your not made of stone. Writing poetry shows creativity. Emos usually write poetry about things that have happened recently in their lives. Sometimes this helps them get better insight on what happened and helps them get through it. I know it helps me get through everything. Some may even write songs. Emos usually have a reason to be emotional such as being raped, beaten, or ignored as a child, especially by someone you love. Cutting has been stereotyped to emos. Not all cutters are emos and not all emos are cutters. Emo music is brought from the writters' experience in relationships and family issues in some case. I believe the music tells kids that they're not alone in the world. Sometimes you need that feeling when you feel alone and useless. For everyone that thinks emos all sit in dark corners and cry as they slit their wrists, I think you're wrong. They may sit in dark corners and they might cry, but it's not your problem. You don't like them then stay away from them. They are coping with their own problems that don't need to put up with the shit you're giving them too. Get a fucking life. If you have nothing better to do then make fun of them, you must be a fucking loser.

A lifestyle chosen by people. Originally was a label of music but has now expanded to a lifestyle. Mostly high schoolers dress "emo". This is currently defined as black straight hair, tight girl pants, band shirts and can include self-mutilation (cutting), writing depressive poetry and dressing somewhat dark. For the people who think that "emo" people are fags or queers or anything offensive. You are wrong. Its just how they wish to be. If you are a prep you aren't necessarily rich and happy all the time. Emo should be defined as dressing and acting differently from the current scene of life. Not being 'emotional' or being a 'wannabe goth'.

A pussier version of punk music that always cries, bitches, and moans about how life in suberbia sucks so much. Somehow it became popular fad, leading to large populations of emo inhabiting our school systems. Emos can be seen feeding off of bread and water(as most are vegans), wearing tight sriped cotton shirts, tight girls jeans ( all emos seem to be members of the vajority), sriped wool scarfs, and cutting themselves in the school bathrooms. Be waery of joining the emos, for once you become one, you can never go back. Just like a sex change, Coincidence?

Emo IS a type a music but has now been turned into a lifestlye which consits of crying cutting ones wrist wanting to die and being deppersed all the time it is also a fashin stlye: wearing all black chains spikes ect.

People: a bunch of retards who think they have absolutely nothing to live for and thus complain about everything about their life. Some act completely bipolar and others get off to cutting themselves. Music: a bunch of queers who whine, not sing, about things such as killing their loved ones, killing themselves, and various other phrases including bleed, kill, bullet, knife, love, or any other gay phrase having to do with death, love, or emotions. This genre of music is talentless, sucks, and should never, ever, be played or listened to by anyone as it will slowly cause that person to become a whining little pussy.

Rather large group of people who act depressed and rant about their angst in an attempt to be noticed. NOT actually depressed, just putting on the facade that they are to get attention. Constantly tell people they are "going to commit suicide" but don't because they are just attention whores. Emo is short for emotional and maybe should be short for Emotionally dramatic. They jump at every opportunity to manipulate others with their "Feelings."

While emo is a form of punk, and used to be a music-based culture (emo stands for 'emotive,' not emotional, you morons) this definition is depicting the two types of modern emo: 1. Mainstream emo: Your typical annoying, greasy-haired whiny teen who thinks that their life sucks, when they honestly don't know what they're talking about. A freaking cult- all of them are obsessed with being unique, and yet they are sucked up by the enormous wave of conformity that MTV created to enslave the stupid ones. Often times will cut themselves for attention, or do something of the like. They feel unappreciated, and 'find themselves' in art and their supposed 'darkness.' Myspace is life for some of them. 2. Other: Just that- a truly depressed person who doesn't fit in, possibly because of mood swings, or trauma in early life. Tries not to fit the aforementioned definition of Mainstream emo; they know it's fake and not really them. These are the people with real artistic skills, and actual talent. Someone with severe Aspergers who refuses to take meds, for instance.

A group of fucking people that want other people to feel bad for them. Go ahead and wear black become an outsider to society. If you want to be that person that everyone stares at go ahead. No one feels sorry for you for cutting your damn wrist. Get over your life. Life is not meant for sadness or black. It's meant to be happy.

a person that "can't seem to handle it" when normal, everyday shit happens. person also takes pride in annoying their closest friends.

In my personal experiance, most "emo kids" either a) have a genuine reason to be depressed, b) like the clothing style, or c) like the music... they aren't just the whiney bitches you all make them out to be. Sure, there are the few whiney ones here and there, but face it, there are whiney people everywhere. also, for the record most emo kids I know arn't the snobby rich kids that cry over the little BS and only one person I know cuts herself, and god forbid someone come to the conclusion she has a mental disorder... I'm not an emo kid, I make no claim to be, infact I like baggy clothes and like my hair short. And stop dissing the music! it doesn't suck. well some of it does, but most of it doesn't. Look, I wouldn't give it five stars, but it sucks less then lotsa stuff I've heard on the local hip hop station, and I do infact like hiphop-just not all of it, some of it does suck. just don't go there with the hater crap... it's getting old, just "shut up and smile"-Bowling for Soup

1. People with problems who don't want to put forth the effort to fix them. 2. People who make up their own problems, then cry about them.

a juvenile piece of crap who likes to self harm and attention seek.

Emo, is more of a state of mind then a style. FOr those of who who are on here complaining about Emo Kids, you obviously dont know the definition. Emo is a state of mind in which you are depressed, sad, hurt. Its not a sense of fashion. Emo's do not cut themselves. Emo Kids have the option to, but most do not. Cutter would be the term for cutting yourself. Okay?

the Japanese word for "potato". no joke.

A fad popular among people 10 - 20 Fake rich people who think life sucks just cause they're parents are always working and they aren't the most popular at school, they wear skinny jeans, have long bangs, wear lots of bright colors and black, only wear converse or vans, think gay words like rad or stunning are badass,

Emo is just another stupid stereotype. Emo does not mean you listen to MCR and Fall Out Boy all the time. Emo does not mean you cut yourself. Emo is just another label. Apparently, it has become cool to be uncool. So many people out there have labeled themselves emo, even though so many others call emos "fags". The vast majority of people that label themselves are just poseurs. Both boys and girls that are eventually going to be labeled emo usually have: -tight jeans -hair that covers at least one eye -a playlist containing either bands that others have labeled emo, or bands that few have ever heard of -tight tee shirts, probably a band shirt -eyeliner -Converse or Vans In my world, these kinds of things are perfectly normal, even the tight jeans and eyeliner on guys. But some people choose to label these people emo. Emo does not actually mean anything. Emo is actually just another stupid label given to people that don't fit someone else's version of normal. OK, rant over.

Probably the most stupid and soft form of punk. (NOTE that other punk genres kick ass ). Songs are usually themed with depression, teen angst and suicide. Also emo music has developed its own form of fashion : Scene. Scene or Emo kids always cry around for how about their lives suck and how nobody understands them. Another also annoying and totally wrong thing about emo is that they think are brutal or hardcore. 1. There is nothing brutal in emo songs. Songs structures are with crappy guitars, almost unnoticable drumming, and singing that really sounds like crying. 2. There is nothing hardcore about emo. HARDCORE is a type of punk, and is fast, agressive and totally kickass. And emo has none of that. The emo songs are depressive and slow.

people who listen to a style of music, wear a style of clothes, and do their own thing

we like to sit in the dark and slap ourseleves until we cry then write a song about it....

The wrong term for "emo kids." Emo is NOT short for emotional, as many people may think; it is an abbreviation for "emotive." Many people make the mistake of pointing to a group of kids with tight pants and long side bangs and exclaiming, "OMG look at those emos!!!" That's basically the same thing as saying, "OMG look at those emotives!" or "OMG look at those depresses!"

Not all depressed, most just misunderstood.

The way stupid teenagers spend their lives crying and thinking that their lives are horrible (they certainly are). Also many emo teenagers like to pretend they tried to commite suicide just to gain a little attention... pathetic. Please, if you are a emo, get a life and listen to real music, you are not special!!!

Like Goth but for Pussies. "Hommus-exual"

Emo began as a music style in the '90's, and has become associated with bands like My Chemical Romance, Fallout Boy etc. It became a style that mostly (NOT ALWAYS) focuses on the vintage-look (retro brand names etc). Being emo myself, you're all gonna think 'OMG IT'S AN EMO, SHE'S, LIKE, GONNA BE, LIKE, OMGWTFBBQ MY LIFE SUCKS EMO'S RULE THEY'RE SO HARDCORE OMG LMAO' or something like that. (I'm not taking the mick out of anyone, I swear. Sorry if I offended someone.) I'm not depressed all the time, I'm not always writing dark poems about life, and I'm not anorexically skinny (I laugh about that). Why is emo associated with self-harm? Just because some people decided that any depressing self-destruction music MUST be emo? Emos are usually, as far as I know, into the retro emo bands that began the emo craze, and the more modern bands like Panic! @ The Disco etc. The most common feature of emo is the hair with a side-parting. The bangs are NOT always covering one eye, NOT always dark, NOT always straight, NOT always shaggy for boys and NOT always short for girls. The thing I've noticed that made me laugh about people's descriptions for emo boys was that they all wear trousers fitted for girls. WHAT A CROCK. I've never seen an emo boy dressed in trousers that are fit for girls. It would look a bit dumb, I mean, with the hips and all. So what if the trousers might be tight? It doesn't mean they're for girls! SERIOUSLY STRANGE. But if there is an emo boy who wears girls trousers, SORRY. Another big thing for emo is the gloves/bracelettes and scraves. NOT everyone wears them but it's pretty common, from what I've seen. I AM NOT AN EXPERT. This is my opinion and it's not always right! Emo is a fashion sense that may have stereotypes but not all emos follow them. Who can tell me they know EXACTLY what the emo fashion is? Anyone? I don't think even emos can really tell me.

Emo is someone who has a fringe that covers one of their eyes, wear a T-shirt with a logo, tight jeans and wears eyeliner. They often listen to bands like Lostprophets and My Chemical Romance. Many people think that they want to die, and that they cut themselves, cry in dark corners etc, but they DON'T! Emo's are the nicest people that you can talk to. All of my friends are emo, and they do dress like an emo, and so do I but there is nothing wrong with them. Emo is also a genre of music.

Reject of the Goth subgroup, although you won't be able to get a Goth to admit that these idiots were once Goth. Tend to have ridiculous hair-do's consisting of a random color mixed with black hair dye, tend to grow their hair over their eyes, usually wear extremely tight pants that if a non-emo wore would destroy a non-emo's genitalia, and Emo's tend to wear a shitload of make-up, completing the image of an Emo. Often times the Emo will adopt the "woe is me" attitude, complaining that their life sucks and that they cannot get a girlfriend/boyfriend, which is funny because if you go to Youtube and look up Emo videos, you'll likely find said whiny bitch making out with five of their same sex friends. As well, they tend to exhibit a ton of butthurt over being ostracized for being Emo, not understanding that looking like a fag or a dyke is asking to be made fun of or beaten up. They also tend to run their mouth to other cultural subgroups in a vain attempt to look cool or tough, which instead leads to said Emo either running home, crying and writing bad poetry because their "victim" hurt their feelings, or leads to the Emo's hospitalization at the hands of the non-emo. Emo's tend to write very bad poetry and waste the internet's bandwidth complaining about all their insignificant problems. Should conflict with the other subgroups arise, emo's will tend to gather in groups and attempt to intimidate the person(s) they started shit with. Seeing as Emo's are as intimidating as a care bear on morphine, this act is utterly futile. In the rare event that the Emo actually has non-Emo friends, this form of intimidation may have some effect on the person(s) in question. However, this is just goes to show that Emo's are too cowardly to fight their own battles. If one actually does have the courage to fight their own battle, they tend to lose very badly and in an embarrassing fashion, especially if fighting a Mexican. Guys should be wary however, that due to the collective attitudes that all Emo's exhibit and the biological uncertainty of an Emo, that beating the shit out of one could land you in jail,due to the fact that you wailed on a woman who you thought was a dude.

The name for derivative teenagers who try their very hardest to be "cutting-edge" by either telling literally the whole world (by that I mean classroom) that two men kissing is soo erotic, that their spoilt, middle-class existence is driving them to suicide and by shouting SEX! DRUGS! every 5 minutes. Also fond of throwing random tantrums, a la tortured rich kid Marissa from the OC

Emo started off as a type of music, but not its stemmed into fake people who live on fake emotions and spend too much time on the computer, and MySpace. They're attention seekers, and each one is a sheep, they each follow each others trend. They claim to be unique, but all look the same. (Like they have a dead cat on their head) The boys are confused about their sexuality. (and sex, they're typically feminine) And the girls look like prostitutes. Whatever happened to guys looking masculine nowadays? No-one understands why they get so depressed. Most of the ones many people talk to have great things: like a widescreen TV, latest gaming console out, yet have an "excuse" for being depressed. Emo's accuse us of not understanding them when they don't bloody tell us! You ask them what's wrong, they say "oh, nothing" and insist on not telling us because they don't HAVE an excuse. Funny thing is, in 10 years, they'll look back and think "what the bloody hell did I look like?!" They complain they get bullied, but looking like that, how can you blame the bullies? How these sad-acts can walk outside in public, I do not know.

an emo isnt someone who sits in the corner and slits there wrist whilst sitting in a dark room alone. it is some one who doesnt jump for joy when the colour pink is mentioned and prefers to wear black. they are emotional because of all the crap that all the other people put us through. we dont slit our wrists but if we do then we have a good reason. take a look at the world and then try telling us its not shit. were not all suicidal, we just dont get the point of life if were just going to end up dead. all your lifes accomplishments will be piontless. stop pissing off us emos because at one time or another you will feel the same way as us.

An Emo girl dresses in their own way of expression. They don't care what people think because it's what she likes. EMO ATTIRE:: What I usually wear... 1} A black t-shirt with mcr on it or sometimes a shirt with my favorite superhero or cartoon. 2} A studded belt with hearts and diamonds on it. Dark denim, straight legged, jeans. When I wear knee pants, I always wear funky socks. Mostly they have stripes on them, but sometimes I wear socks with Jack the Pumpkin King (from Tim Burton's "A Nightmare Before Christmas") on them. 3} I usually wear converse shoes. I mismatch the colors though. On one foot I wear red and the other black...depending on the colors in my shirt. I also wear vans sometimes. 4} On my left arm I wear an armband with polka dots on it. On my right arm I wear tons of different color hair bands. My nails are usually black...but sometimes I mismatch them like my shoes. HAIR:: My hair is short like a boy (not too short). My bangs are long and cover my right eye. I have spikes in my hair. My main color is black. My spikes are red and orange (so when I spike them it looks like fire.) Then I have red, blonde, and violet highlights in my bangs and some in the very back. 1} Hair must cover one eye. (sometimes it irritates my eye) 2} Hair can be any color(s). Express yourself in your hair. First timers get it done at a salon so the stylist can give you tips on how to do it, hair color to buy, etc. (it costs about 80 dollars to get it done at a salon.) MAKE-UP:: My make-up consists of: powder, black eyeliner and dark gray eyeshadow. 1} Eyeliner is a must to get the Emo look. Use black eyeliner and put it on top and bottom (but not too much). If you can't put it on top then just put it on the bottom. Just as long as you have it on. 2} Eyeshadow can be any color. Sometimes it looks awesome if you wear it underneath your eye as well. 3} Don't wear too much powder. You can wear blush but it's unnecessary. If you want to look pale then exclude blush. ALWAYS put blush on before you put powder on. Unless you are using liquid foundation, then put blush on afterwards. 1 thing I want to let you know:: Emos NEVER say Oh My God or Oh my Gosh...Poser Emos and Preps do.

Jet black mop heads. They guys usually kiss each other. Act depressed. Slit wrists. Wear mascarra so their tears look more dramatic. Completely different to Goths Eyeliner. Wear studded belts alot. Skinny tight jeans. Listen to EMO music. And thats that. Don't get them mixed up with goths. x

emo kids fucking suck at life. just because someone is depressed, have suicidal tendencies, or cut themselves does not mean they are in the emo scene. emo kids have have tainted everything for people who actualy suffer from depression and do cut themselves. they do not self-mutilate for enjoyment they do it as a control issue as they feel they have no control in their life and the physical pain is all that they can feel at that time as they feel empty inside. they don't do it for attention as emo kids do or to fit into a scene that has some of the most god awaful music(ie. blood brothers). fuck emo kids up the ass with the knife they use to cut themselves with.

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"

emo is short for emocore short for emotive hardcore a genre of music that started in the mid 80s it was started by punk bands who added more emotion into there music it started around the Washington D.C. area. it has been associate with crying for the fact that it makes you think and lets you express your self and let out emotions. there are many emo bands out there ranging from much screaming to little or non at all from i am ghost to fall out boy. also in the subculture metal nu rock or nu metal band have also become popular such as slipknot and linkin park also there r small secs of emo such as screamo since then it has taken on a role as a way of lie a hair style and a fashion though what you wear does not make you emo the preferred cloths are tight band T shirt black skinny jeans black hoodies also fingerless gloves and spiked wrist bands can also be add but remember that doesn't mean you are or aren't emo. also the preferred hair style for boys is bangs over front spiked in the back normally a little pass the ears for girls highly teased and layered. make up for girls and boys are eyeliner and black nail polish. it has also been associate with cutting this again is stereotypical while some do cut not all do and just because you do doesn't mean your emo also no not all emo boys are gay. they have been made fun of because of their differences but there actually is nothing wrong with being emo.

A type of music of type of clothing. NOT A PERSON WHO CUTS THEM SELVES!!!!!

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.

An emo kid (emphasis on kid as it is also a music genre) is a person who is oveerly sensitive or emotional. they may wear dark clothing and hav hair that covers most of their face. they probably don't want to be labelled, but people do so anyway.

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.

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.

Someone that wants to cut themself.

Liking (emo) music, (MCR,TØP,P!ATD,FOB) watching Emo you tubers (DAN AND PHIL, CRANKTHATFRANK, JESSIE PAEGE) Very antisocial (kinda depressed depends who u r)

to put it simply faggots who cut themselves for attention cause they have no real friends besides thier moms sometimes not even that.

emo means emotionally declined i dont know how i found out but i did

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.

Hardcore thats been castrated and soaked in estrogen

Anyone who likes the pain.

The ability to reek insecurity.

Short for Emotional. Usually cuts wrists and listens to punk/emo/gothic music. Wears tight jeans and band tees and converese shoes, sometimes wears specific gloves to hide slit wrists. usually black hair and pale skin. black hair; spikes,side bangs, short bangs at front spikes in back.

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

The word Emo doesnt mean Emotional because if it did then Everybody could be labeled emo for the fact everyone has emotions. It originated from 'Emotive Hardcore'. Not all emo's are depressed and cut themselves. Alot of emo's are happy and proud of their quirky free dress sense. They tend to get alot of stick from chavs who really have no place to talk They support there favourite bands by wearing their merchandise. Emos get slated alot and its unfair because they are just people living their life how they like it. Alot of Emo's listen to My Chemical Romance so they then get mistaken as an emo band when they are actually Rock. Much respect to the Emos.. \m/

Emo is a genre of music. It tends to be simalar to Rock/Punk/Metal. Emo isnt about being sensitive or anything, emo's are just people who listen to this music. Emos are not gay, depressing, suicidal, or stupid as people say they are!!!!!!!! Emo's are actually decent people!

fags, the kinds that have no friends and hate themselves, the ones most see in the corner and laugh at.

1: Short for a genre of music, emotive rock. It is a style of music and sometimes clothing. 2: A label that's mainly used on posers who killed the entire genre.

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.

Fair game for a large group people who feel compelled to be awesome and point out the obscene amounts of definitions for this article. Quadruple-digits aren't a big deal; considering that three of those digits are probably people like you.

Emo. Mostly teenagers ranging from 14-19 in age. Defined by: 1)Skinny jeans. Guys and girls. 2)Thick black rimmed glasses. 3)Sloppy hair that tends to gravitate towards one side of the face, blocking half from view. Usually dark(black)with streaks of very bright (red, green) colors. 4)Eyeliner. Guys and girls. 5)A serious need to be unconforming. Which might be an issue when you are talking about one of the fastest growing trends in the world. 6) Some sort of self mutilation/suicide attempt. 7)A fascination with vintage items, poetry, dark lyrically uninventive lyrics that express 'deep' emotions and thoughts.

Emo is not a type of music, a style of clothing, or an emotion. Emo is short for emotional. They do not cut themselves, they do not always wanna die. The word EMO is a word commonly missused by todays generations.

Emos are people who don't always smile but smile when truly happy. Don't try to change an emo, they will go silent and have an anxiety attack. Most emos have emos friends and boyfriends and they might seem happier, just because they are happy and they smile, doesn't mean that they aren't emo. Don't try telling an emo that they aren't emo.

being emo doesnt mean that your fake or a pussy. being an emo means you suffer depresion brought on by a medical disorder. the most comon of these being bipolar. suffering from depression clouds your thoughts and causes you to act or dress like an emo. people who are emo actualy believe that things like cutting and smokeing help eas the pain. dont make fun of them because it actualy does. their pain is in their mind so if they believe it helps it does.

1. A genre af music that include soalful, deep, meaningful, and often depressing lyrics. 2. A social steriotype that is often accosiated with tight pants, converse, black, cutting and suicide. 3. Emotional

A word that used to hold meaning as a music genre. however, it has recently become more of a hate slang used to describe people who act/dress a certain way. Like the "punks," very few people use emo to talk about music these days. this is because that genre is dead, and never coming back. we are now left with a new hate word created by preppy bitches on their period and gangbangers. way to go society.

A word that describes special types of people, like ppl who wear dark clothes every day to school, straighten their hair every morning before school, edgy humour, and social outcast.

Douchebags who think they're proper "hardcore". Usually listen to bands such as My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday

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.

A commercially manufactured fad that embodies no artistic merit in anyway whatsoever, A prime example of social collectivism to compensate for a lack of individuality, Also used by the weak minded to label things they so obviously don't understand, A current source of homogenized, soulless and mediocre music within the mainstream, It is also used to mock and greatly undermind those who self harm and and suffer from genuine depression.

doesnt exist. it is a label someone gives themselves.

The best known definition for 'emo' is a fashion movement among teens (usually 13-18) involving things like skinny jeans, band tees, wristbands, studded belts, horn-rimmed glasses, eyeliner, and black, choppy hairstyles, often with exotic colors like red or pink. It also brings to mind sort of a whole attitude. And I am not going to say that emos are whiny, self-centered little brats who only cut and act depressed because they think it's cool. That is a common and insulting misconception. The more correct definition is that emos are teens who are more emotional and sensitive than most. They're pretty dark and tend to be very thoughtful and deep. Many have been diagnosed with depression and even more do self-harm. The brats I mentioned before are the POSERS. The total fakes and wannabes that give the subculture a bad name. Most emos are very sensitive, and are also often artistic and like writing songs and poetry that aren't always necessarily about death and darkness. I believe the posers are more common than the real thing, so most non-emos are left with the impression that emos are whiny, angsty teens that think they're oh-so-unique. This is not true of all. Emos are greatly misunderstood people who have been negatively stereotyped. I just wanted to clear that up.

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. ... 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.

1. Emo: genre musical created by the hardcore punk and alternative rock. 2. Emo: urban tribe. (wikipedia) 2. Emo: a word used for discriminate the urban tribe. Generally used to definite a depression state totally false.

people that are very annoying and like to wear black, red, pink etc. the also like to cut themselves and write poems about stuff, the talk about killing themselves and and very stupid.

I don't understand why there is such thing called 'emo people'. Emo is short for emotional. Isn't everyone on Earth emotional? So don't go saying emo's are loners, because you are calling yourself a loner. But, apparently, emo's are people that have a hard life. But I don't agree with that.

A new fad that has blown out of porportion. The people that you may see conforming to the outter appearences of others that usually consist of the same hair style and the same attire. Of course, most of them are left in the dark when it comes to the emo music in the '80s which is how emo started, but thats just because they are ignorant and only care about fitting in. Most of them claim to be depressed, that their life sucks, that they want to die, that they have TRIED to commit suicide, ect. Of course, as they probably took two tylenol and said that they tried to kill themselves with pills, they do not try to do it again! If you want to die, you wouldn't give up after the first try. Also, they are very self-centered and never even stop to realize that their lives are way better than many other people's, not to mention people's lives outside of America, which in most cases would be MUCH worse. In short, an emo is a teenager that wants attention so they dress, act, and do everything the same as a group of people. They cut themselves, but JUST ENOUGH to leave a scar, so that people will be able to see they have a "horrible life". And the emo lifestyle is a plague to the minds of the children.

a kid/teen who is emotional not always depressed,can cometimes be happy doesnt always cut them selves,and doesnt always wear full black.

Collective noun for a group of Emos; an embarrashment.

Emo can be defined in various forms. More so, people commonly will refer to it as a genre of music, but mistakingly. Take Linkin Park for example, or Three Day's Grace. They are ALTERNATIVE, but they're considered Emo Rock for a reason. That reason is that Emo people listen to it. Emo people are those who like to cut themselves (usually) or just hate their lives. They are easily depressed and wear normally dark clothing. More-so it's just a form of depression and in some cases, bi-polar disorder. But that's aside the point. Emo can be defined how you see it. Emo can be someone who's overly happy, a person who is very moody, or someone who's always one specific mood -take depression for example, so that proves my point. But the common Emo is the one I stated before now. If you ARE a cutter Emo, please seek help, it's not good for you or anybody else's health. Talk to somebody -a friend, a parent, a teacher, someone who will listen- to get advice on your life and decide if it's really that horrible. But overall, there isn't much a TRUE definition for the word "emo". It's all about how you percieve it, so don't get too confused. And when I say that, I'm referring to modern times, not anything else that's happened in the past. My examples are a little extreme; don't take them too literally. And don't try to change yourself to be an Emo in any form just because you want to be like somebody else. You'll only appear like a poser, so just be who you are.

im an emo girl so let me describe myself: 1 short, choppy hair 2 lots of black, but less than a goth 3 no/few friends 4 vegetarian 5 skinny 6 tight jeans and tshirts, baggy/loose jackets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *most emo kids are thin with short hair and a good sense of death or doom. emo kids can tell when someone is sad, and usually has some problems of their own. most people frown upon the whole emo thing because they dont want to end up like 'that emo kid'. most people dont like emo kids because they are different or dont fit in. emo kids can be happy, they are not emoyionless. not all emo kids cry or cut.*

Super-tight jeans, way too many pairs of sunglasses for a normal human being. Mismatches clothing with season. Excessive shirtless hanging-out with pants not zippered. Walking around with skateboard but only using it when going down hill.

emo is used the term used to describe emotional and/or depressed(different) people. The people that call kids "emo" are just people that have nothing better to do than to label people. They're too lazy to get to know anyone. If they actually talked to people they would see that "emo" is just a word,a label, not what a person is. People who spend their time labeling people are comformists that do what people expect them to do.

A label coined by the media to define a new soft core punk rock tendency and its followers. Even when false, it is nowadays used to define a new teenage generation with dense emotional interface. Very soon they found themselves antagonized and unaccepted by many groups and creeds. A curious phenomenon given the fact that they are mostly concerned with their own matters and pose no threat to anyone else. Much like the hippies in the sixties, who also suffered heavy discrimination despites their peaceful and non-violent tendency, emos have borrowed only more notoriety from the criticism and developed into a modern era phenomenon.

There are two types of emo: emos you see every day, these are people who convince themselves that they hate themselves and wear all the clothes/ listen to music said to be emo. But all these people are just trying to be cool. Real emos don't care about their clothes or how people percieve them. Infact they try to avoid contact with other people as they believe that they are not worthy of been seen. Real emo's are usually young adults who can't get a job and have lots of time to think about life and about whats wong with it. A real emo is someone you will never see or hear about not some kid with a crappy fashion sense.

Emo is not all about people hating their lives & using razorblades to cut their wrists. That's a stereotype. Emo is actually a type of music from around the 80's and not all of their songs are about wanting to die or depression. Emo is not a type of person, it is a type of music! People who think that 'emos' are attention whores are wrong. Some may and some may not be but that's not the point. People should stop calling people emo just because they are depressed. Anyone can be depressed.

im not sure if u've noticed but where i come from emo is being used more as an insult more than a label. people r always joking about being an emo and pretending to slit their wrists it is kinda pathetic. also emos r seen as weak and cry-babies, and dont like to do anything. im emo and im stronger than most of the guys who arent and i dont cry and i skateboard so im only part emo. also no offence to emos but i dont no about u but im pretty sick of people saying im sh*t at sports and everything. it annoys me, the only reason i dont do anything is cus of them. but i think emos shud do more things to show them tht they can. last thing. emos dont reli have a bad point of few on life. but the only reason the world dont have time fot emos is cus it dont have time for anyone. so heres a definition of emo - open minded being, who listens to killer music and isnt afraid to express their emotions. but dont always slit their wrists.

A person who thinks dark thoughts, has strange emotions,(or in most cases, none) and takes delight in fashioning their hair in a stupid way that covers their eye and cutting themselves.

Stupid Crappy music that does not compare to Punk no matter what.

Sensitive music and the kids that cry while listening to it.

It's a word that recently seems to have lost all meaning. It is not music. It is not a style of how people dress. It is not people who cut themselves. It is not a watered down style of goth. It is a almost meaningless word like nice. It is a word that was poked, prodded, overused and left to rot.

It does not mean to cut your wrists or wear skinny jeans or have side bangs. To cut your wrists means your depressed, to wear skinny jeans is along the lines of clothing and fashion, and having side bangs is about hair. Being Emo, is not possible because Emo is a music genre, meaning "Emotive Hardcore" and last that I have heard, people can not be a music genre

if all of u think that emo is short for emotional then u r all emo. every one has emotions and get emotioinal. emos are comfortable with showing their emotions unlike the rest of you who are too pussy to show your emotions. GROW THE FUCK UP! so leave us "EMOS" alone. and for thoes of u who think that My Chemical Romance is emo u are greatly mistaken. they are the best band and are great at what they do. so leave them alone. they actually help to save peoples lives.

(verb) Coined by me, to "emo out" is to kill oneself. (noun) The music that the whiny, bratty teenagers who wear their 8 year old sister's jeans, forget how to wash their hair, and get picked on so much in band class that they pretend like their going to slit their wrists but don't have the guts to actually go through with it, "enjoy." Of course, being scene kids (lovers of emo), they don't actually enjoy the music. They listen to music written by others like them because the grease from their unwashed hair seeps into their ears and clogs the passages, making it impossible for any noise to get past, other than the voices of other wankers like them.

Emo does have to do with emotional. Mostly teens are emo. If their life is depressing, and they cut themselves (especially in wrists), they are considered emo. Just because someone wears black, dark make-up, has hair in their face, and wears skinny jeans does not make them emo. Emos are people too. They are not always depressed, they don't listen to all hardcore music, and they don't cut themselves 24/7. They do have lives. Emos usually only tell very close friends that they cut, they don't blab it to everyone to make everyone feel sorry for them. So if someone is telling everyone that they cut, then they are just doing that for pity.

A genre of music that appeals to most people, even though some people try to hide that they like it because they are afraid of expressing themselves as emos do. This music is semi punk music but of a softer tone, some popular groups are Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab for Cutie, and Hawthorne Heights. Also, a "group" of people who tend to dress dark, simalar to goths, but their clothes tend to be tighter and sometimes have more color, though mostly black is worn. They wear eye-liner and some wear eye-shadow, be them guy or girl. People like to make fun of these people but usually this is just a sign that they are insecure with themselves and who they are so they tend to lash out at those who are comfortable with expressing themselves, and lack these problems because they do not try to be something they are not. Emos hair styles are usually very odd, but nicely so... like mine. ^_^ Emos tend to cover their eyes or face with their long, beautiful bangs and usually keep it at an angle. This is very popular and for good reason. Emos rule, and one day they will rule YOU!

1) A derogatory term for any demographic of people with attitudes, beliefs and taste in clothes and music that the speaker thinks he understands better than they do. Use of the term 'Emo' will almost always preceed a lecture about 'Emo's in a way that grossly underestimates the number of demographics that there are. It is incorrect to use the term for any demographic that the speaker already has a name for. 2) Any young person who dies their hair an unnatural colour 3) Any young male with a Lisa Stansfield hairstyle. One of only two demographics to call themselves 'Emo's but they have, fortunately, been mostly killed now. 4) 'Emotive hardcore' music or a fan thereof 5) Over the top whinging in any work of art. 6) A name now adopted by a variety of people that couldn't come up with a better name for themselves than 'Alternatives' in the late 1990s. Frequently accused of conformist hypocrisy, most consciously intend to conform to their peer group and have never pretended otherwise. The only consistent characteristic of such an emo is that they dislike sportswear. Some look good but most have no idea

first off: the most fought over term in teenage fucking history. emo is thought to be someone who wears tight pants and cries and blah blah blah. (see 46,000,000,000 other definitions) emo isn't a fucking kid who cuts him/her self. that would be a mental person. stop bashing people who simply like to wear darker colours or think that sometimes his/her life doesnt go quite according to plan. they have lives like you. let them do whatever the fuck they want with it. oh, and ignore the kids that call themselves emo and try to cut themselves for attention- they'll get over themselves.

Okay, so there are two very different definitions for the label 'emo'. First version (usually used by non-emos): Emos are attention seekers who live regular lives like every other teenager in Britain but cannot handle the strain as well as everyone else. They say that they are individuals, yet listen to ‘emo music’, hang out in ‘emo groups’ and buy ‘emo clothes’ with their pocket money. They hang out in dark rooms generally ignoring the happy things in life and talk about how depressed they are all the time. Most lie about cutting themselves in order for people to feel sorry for them without actually experiencing any pain at all. Others do it as an ‘initiation’ ceremony in order to become fully emo. ‘Cutting’ is a fad – what on earth does it help? You feel sad, so you cut yourself to make you feel… better? They don’t appreciate what they have, and do not realise how bad other peoples' lives are in comparison to their own. Emo is just an ever-increasingly popular ‘group’ which people want to be part of. It is a group for kids without an identity, looking for a bit of melodrama and ‘deeper levels of understanding’. To be honest, the kids who REALLY have a life not worth living aren’t even in the emo club – they just try to get through each day until it gets better. Second version (usually used by TRUE emos – i.e. those who actually have a reason to be depressed): Kids who have had the misfortune to go through circumstances which are incredibly depressing. For example, parental divorce, death of a loved one, and loneliness. They listen to music which explains how they feel, enjoy hanging around with people who understand how they feel, and buy clothes that express to the world about how they feel. Only some kids cut themselves. Cutting can become addictive, and it distracts from the inner pain. It can be hard when youre labelled in the street because of what you wear, and can sometimes make depression worse. Being a ‘half-emo’ can also mean that you just like black and emo clothes and haircuts, and enjoy gigs and mosh pits. Some people that you like because theyre genuinely nice people, could be emo, and fun to hang around with. Nearly every single teenager has wanted some form of attention or feeling of belonging at some time or other, and being emo could be the solution to some. Don’t hate people because of what they are labelled. Get to know them – they may be more like you than you think.

Fucked up loser who has no real problems so has to make-believe. May i say MY Chemical Romance are not emo.. Gerard Way was quoted; “I think emo’s a pile of shit,” said Way. “I think emo is fucking garbage – it’s bullshit.

emo is not kids trying to be cool and faking everything they have a reason to be depressed they are just like everyone else so stop judging them emo people: longish black/dark hair with highlights of a different colour like red or red with black or whatever and fridge covering one eye. tight girl jeans, make-up and maybe a lip piercing and of course CONVERSE! and they have a very good reason to be depressed. maybe they had something done to them when they were little. not all emos cut themselves. and the ones that do cut themselves to try and get rid of the pain they have on the inside. and sure they may want to die at times but who doesn't? the music they listen to has a meaning to it. it's written by the band/artist and sung by them so they understand it all unlike the pop crap and stuff everyone listens to that other people wrote. they like music like: my chemical romance, taking back sunday (who are not pop/rock crap they are very good), the used, the all american rejects(which are getting too popish now), fall out boy (who are also getting too popish), lostprophets, from first to last, hawthorne heights and loads more. they wear black but that doesn't make them goths or gothic everyone wears black. black goes with everything and doesn't show dirt(that's why new yorkers wear it a lot) they also wear red and purple and pink and green and everyother colour you can think of. they wear a lot of bracelets and sweat bands but that's to hide their scars that are there because they are trying to escape the pain they have on the inside. yes they do take alot of pictures of themselves. describe them as camerawhores if you must. they just like the camera. they are not looking for attention. well not all of them. some might be because they didn't/don't get any at home and their parents don't care. they do not bleed black. it's just a figure of speech about how they feel. and yes they cry alot. but isn't it better to get them out then holding them back and getting worse? tears are the words the heart can't speak. they are away of letting everything out without hurting yourself or anyone else. maybe emo is become overly used and more people are it. but maybe that's because of how the world is now. and maybe they are mostly white people. maybe white people just have a worse life than anyone else. emos are very random and like weird things. they are NOT druggies or whores or whatever. well most of them aren't

A 1980s subgenre of hardcore punk with actual talent involved, with a missing plothole somewhere in the script of time that somehow led to a modern subculture that has nothing to do with the musical genre whatsoever.

Emo means emotional. A lot of people show their emotions very strongly, therefore they are emotional, or emo for short. Not all emo's cut and complain about life. Not all emo's want to end there life. MTV has filled you head with lies. Some emo's do want to die, and some want to cut, but not every single emo wants to die. I just wanted to clear things up a bit for people who think all emo's cut.

The modern concept of "emo" was invented by bands such as My Chemical Romance. Fans (usually teenagers and people in their early 20's) of their music moulded themselves to fit the stereotype of a miserable, self-harming, depression lover. They dress in the outfits of the bandmembers they like, usually including clothing like black skinny jeans, scribbled-on converse all-stars, band t-shirts, black-rimmed glasses (even though most dont actually need to wear glasses) and conforming "cover-one-eye" dyed black haircuts. Key differences between emos and people with genuine mood disorders (eg, clincal depression, dysthymia, bipolar disorder etc) is that they enjoy being depressed, they enjoy having the status of being a self-harmer because they want to fit in with the emo group. For example, often it is the case that emos post images of their scars and even give other emos advice on how to self harm. Genuine depressives do not want to be miserable; they acknowledge how their lives have been damaged and would genuinely try anything not to have depression, even if it meant covering up their mental health problem in order to have a life. Genuine self-harmers often cover their scars and most of the time they are only ever found out by mistake. To emos, being depressed is something they like being because it lets them fit in with the emo crowd.

Emo is a word used to descrive people who dislike max payne

short for "emotional punk" started in the 90's with bands like fugazi. i dont like them, but hey what do i know. emo is a type of music not a fashion trend, or hair-do. emo doesnt mean "im going to go cut myself." that is a massicist. i listen to emotional punk, and i have no desire to cut myself, or cut my hair so that it drapes my face. if you call this genre of music "emo," then you might as well call everything from country to rap emo, because the majority is all about heartache or tragedy.

Or emotional. People who slit their own wrists or cry over nothing. Also people who are extremly depressed and have "fun" at graveyards.

Stupid ugly white boys who think they are hard core but really look like huge fags and ware their sisters pants.All emos deserve to die since thats that their music says.I find them a waste of space and maybe if they wernt so ugly they wouldnt be so depressed!

A poseur, someone who has followed the latest trend of pop-punk style bands that have been given the label 'emo'. Always wear the same as each other (tight jeans, tight tops, glasses, leopard print, converse ect), always listen to the same bands (the used, funeral for a friend, panic! at the disco ect), always have the same hair (dyed black or blonde, floppy emo fringe with layers AND/OR extentions ect). A FAD - as soon as it goes out of fashion emo will never have existed and chavs can go back to being chavs like they were before polka dots came back to 'new look'. After all who was emo before emo became fashionable?

a person who trys to be depressed to attract the oppisite sex or sometimes the same sex

People who usually think, "I suck. Life sucks. Time to cut my wrist," or something to that matter. They are usually cast away by society, and people look down upon them.

The emo subculture originated in the late 1980's-1990's. It started off meaning "Emotive" or "Emoticore" refering to a type of hardcore punk. The original emo bands were ones such as Rites of Spring (who claim their fans started the term emo), and Embrace. During the late 1990's faded from it's place in the mainstream, but did exist. One of this time's signifigant emo conerstones was Weezers album "Pinkerton". From 2000 on emo came back (harder than ever!). When emo came back, it's true meaning was somewhat lost and certain fasets of the true emo culture changed. "Emo" now is said to stand for "emotional" and many bands that emo people listen to are a very washed down, pop, sad version of punk. Such modern emo bands are Dashboard Confesional, and Further Seems Forever. With it's change of meaning modern emo's act very emotional. Often they show signs of depression, wearing black and having a very pessimistic view of the world.

A subclass of music that is overly emotional (and not really emotional i.e. "posers"). The members of the band dye their hair black, wear extremely tight girl-jeans, comb the hair over one eye, wear wool scarves, and wear shirts with very stupid designs. Known for their emotionalness, extraordinary ability to think their life sucks no matter what, hairstyle, and wearing all black. EMOS ARE NOT ROCKERS/METALHEADS/GOTHS IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. They are often confused simply for wearing band shirts and all black. goths hate everyone, emos hate themselves. rockers listen to rock, emos listen to emo crap metalheads beat the shit outta people and have long hair, emos hurt themselves and have gay haircuts SO DON'T CALL THE LOCAL ROCKER GROUP AT YOUr SCHOOL EMOS

A word that has a retardedly large number of definitions on UrbanDictionary, almost all of which are biased towards negative views of emos.

cool emo: a kid who likes wearing clothing that he wants to wears , whether it be black or blue or green.doesnt want to have friends but has a select few people he hangs out with. doesnt care what other people say about him. has a real hobby other than writing in some gay ass journal. probably plays a guitar or another instrument. likes a good band whether it be deth metal, emo, punk, or classical.not afraid to admit he got that slayer shirt at goodwill. gay emo: an emo that wears excessive makeup, black hair dye, only listens to sences fail and AFI.constantly complain about how much his life sucks. always looks out for emo chicks to go out with.

Basically, NO ONE knows what emo is anymore. Some say it's people who want to kill themselves/hate life/etc., but those are just people who, plainly, are depressed and upset with life. Doesn't mean they're emo. And there's also the emo dressing style. Seriously, what the hell? Just because you wear skinny jeans and black-rimmed glasses doesn't make you emo, either. As for me, I say that emo is a certain type of music, with meaningful lyrics about past mistakes and failed relationships with others, and emotions (any kind of emotion) Happy, sad, angry, jealous, etc. But hey, who's right about the "word" emo now-a-days?

AS the meaning of the word used in modern times. An Emo is GENERALLY a extremely depressive person who broadcasts these feelings in extreme ways to grasp for attention. The majority of "emos" wear your stereotypical tight black clothing with a mix of dark cold colors like purple and blue and on the off occasion red and pink. Also sporting the current hair style of bangs over one of both eyes with longer collarbone length hair for males and long hair for the females. Also usually darker tones, presumable dyed if the natural coloring wasn't dark enough. Accessories usually include some kind of music device. (CD player covered in stickers and black marker, small oddly brightly colored mp3 players with ear buds so as to not interfere with their hair.)A personal journal and some kind of form fitting hooded zipper jacket. Some also wear makeup. nothing too drastic usually sticking to the dark colors again, eyeliner and mascara mostly, for males and females. Some go as far as to use glitter to draw attention to the eyes. A moderate amount of "emos" cut to "show the world their inner pain." This would sometimes be the skin scraping enough to scab, *supposed "Posers"* Or to the depth that stitches may be required. *Authors personal opinion, these "cutters" should be locked up in a safe facility.* Some "emos" may be expressive enough about their feelings to show them as expressively as the prophets of ancient times. Screaming, rantings, crying, sobbing, and so on in the negative and angry emotions. The combination of all the things said above make "emo" an easy target for modern society to scorn. which seems to be the ultimate goal of most "emo" people. *Side note: Emo's do not have a set age, height, weight, or race limitation. The author in fact knows a family of "emos". though it is odd that the mother has followed the vast majority of "attention Trends" for the past ten to fifteen years. since the birth of her first child. "Country Girl", "Harley Enthusiast", Feminist, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, and now "emo/cutter". TO which she posted bulletins about the last three changes on her myspace. Could be something to that.*

A word defined on urban dictionary that for some reason has more pictures than all other words combined. I mean really, what the fuck? hey emos isn't the internet too conformist for you?

Emo Closely related to Immature. Can be defined as to be the worst possible kind of social status yet impressiveley illustrious. Basic signs of being emo include: 1. Wearing of clothes from the opposite sex(preferably tight and black) 2. Listening to noise (what they call music) that includes no musicality at all. 3. In some cases, same sex smooches. (Females smooches are hot) Males on the other hand, NOT COOL and TOTALY GAY. 4. They deal with their problems in a very immature manner by cutting (They also say that cutting means coolness) and making compositions/poems and other stuff that wont even pass as reading materials for children. 5. Actually you don't need signs to know what emos look like or wher they are, they are almost anywhere including hell (heaven is off-limits to emos, even Satan hates them but he managed to find a deep hole in hell to keep them away from real people that died). 6. If your reading this and your emo, don't be offended. What you are reading is the real world outside yours.

Music-Like goth, but not so hardcore, more emotion, usually sad or depressing, sometimes hope is there. SubCulture-Like goth, but not so evil or dark, emotional, sometimes socially awkward and depressed (not all emos cut)

A whiny little bitch feeling sorry for themselves, hates the government (with a passion), wears retartedly tight clothes, especially pants and often wears a ridiculous amount of checkered stuff. (Dont forget the half-bleached hair). They serve no purpose and should all be sent to a remote isolated island so they can cry and cut themselves to Fall Out Boy, Panic? At The Disco and My Chemical Romance (among others). Usually will never admit being emo and will become increadibly defensive and occasionally violent when called emo (usually embarassing themselves because they have a blood loss due to too much cutting).

Emo doesn't mean a trend where people where tight pants, or listen to sad or depressing music. It also doesn't mean an angsty or up-tight person. It isn't a fad, it's a word. Emo isn't a word to describe someone who cuts themselves, it's someone who is "EMOTIONAL". Doesn't mean that they are going to kill themselves or they are gay, it means they express their emotions outloud. It doesn't mean they walk around with their friends and call themselves emo. Those people aren't emo, they are trying to be part of the scene.

a person who is probably well off but looks for problems in their life and makes them 10 times worse then they are

an emotional punk! plain and simple not those 5 paragraph long things. its a punk that like rock music a lil more on the pop music side. emos usually cut there wrists, wear hair in front or their face, and wear tight clothes. A TRUE EMO DOES NOT CALL THEMESELVES EMO!!! ppl who call themselves emo are POSERS!!!!! not true emo. emo isnt a style that u gotta change urself to fit into its who ur TRUE personality that makes u emo, not how much money u spend at HOTTOPIC!!

There is no pure definition for emo kid. Hard to believe? Well, take this from someone who has a heart and a mind. Leave people who may fit this description the fuck alone. Not all people who "dress" or "look" like an emo is one. If we choose to look the way we do, that's just fine. Growing our hair out or wearing tight clothes, studs, stripes, scarves, what-the-fuck-ever doesn't mean we are trying to set a trend or be part of a group (UNLESS YOU ARE A POSER-WHICH CAN BE PICKED OUT VERY EASILY.) Our appearance is part of how we define ourselves and it's just based off of what we like. We all encounter a source of pain in our lives, regardless of how terrible or abusive it may be, but that doesn't mean that the people who are hurting look emo or act emo. Depression is not a joke and anyone is suseptible to it, even a bitchy little prep. All people have problems and make their own choices on how to deal with them.

A pussy piece of shit who has a good life but is too fucking retarded to see that. They usually wear tight clothes, cut themselves, hang around thrift stores, cry about nothing, cry in public, have hair that covers one eye, and are bisexual. They listen to pussy music, think they are better than everyone else, and talk about people behind their backs. They enrage and get beat up by metalheads,goths, and rockers. *GOTHS ARE NOT EMO*

Emo is SIMPLY the fashion trend marketed to perfection to a young increasingly gullible youth audience. Those who people mistakingly consider to be "emo" can have mental illnesses such as bipolar or manic depression. Would you call Kurt Cobain or Winston Churchill, emo?? How about Ozzy Osbourne, Beethoven, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemmingway, John Keats and Spike Milligian. no?? well you have.... by lumping them into catagories. Why do humans have the need to catagorise everything? We are what we are.....

a bunch of fuck nut stupid dumb cunt mother fuckers, who are hated by everyone, and this makes them sad, so they do more things that make everyone hate them, like hate themselves. They deserve mass gassing, and hitler would have foccused upon this race instead of the Jews, along with teeny boppers, these people are not people, they are god's joke, they are the sperm that should have died on the way to the womb, they are the babies that should have been aborted after birth. Usually dressed in black, these stupid fucking cunts always hunt in packs, a black aura hovers around them.

A really crappy type of music that tends to somehow be popular with people my age. Emo people wear extremely tight jeans and wear t-shirts of their crappy emo bands like panic at the disco, my chemical romance, Dashboard Cofidentail, etc.

A bunch of really gay people that think there cool but really arent. They say they dont want to be a conformist and be like normal people so they go and conform with another group. Their music is really terrible and consists of guitarist who are really god aweful and have probably never played the guitar in there life and there singer usually has the voice of a three year old girl, but they woud probably sound better if they got the cock out of their mouth. You can usually find an emo/qweer in the arcade of a mall playing dance dance revolution or in hot topic, where all there gay clothes are sold. There hair is usually a different color every other week and it comes down to there jaw bone on one side of there face and is straightend and the back is really spikey and looks like it could be wrung out with grease to cook bacon with. They wear black or gray usually with a little bit of pink and have fingerless gloves that come up to there elbows usually because they dont realize how gay it looks. You can usually find an emo wearing about 3242 spiked wrist bands that they never take off not even to shower. Emos dont like sports. For many reasons, mostly because they suck balls in sports. But also because it requires that you put forth effort and there so lazy they dont want to do that. Another reason is because most jocks make fun of and beat up emos...because there gay. You can also identify an emo by the 22374293472934729374 peircings in there face, mostly in the lips, nose, or ears. It is also easy to point out an emo because they will be jacking off to Harry Potter, or anime crap. They usually wear skin tight pants because they have no ball sack anymore, and are the scrawniest human beings in the world. Emos are just a bunch of gay losers that caint make friends so they formed there own little cliche

if theres two of them kissing the hottest thing in the world

A person who is emotionally out of control. They often dress goth to attract attention, but the goths don't want to have anything to do with them because Emo's are posers.

A person of indiscriminate gender. Bi-curious tendencies. Unawareness of gender roles. An excuse for guys, to act like girls. Someone who wears expensive shrunken clothes to express their pessimism of the world. A person who of high-class, but searches for a good excuse, to appear unaccepted and to act like they've had a hard life.

This is my definition of emo based on a conversation with my "emo" son and his friends because...well I can. I have concluded that there is no definition of emo. I was told that THEY are unique individuals, which by my upbringing describes everyone on the planet. Oh, they listen to a certain type of music (don't we all), they wear bleak-colored clothing, have piercings and are emotional. So here goes my definition....Emo people are an excuse to hate everyone around you and mutilate yourself. Nothing more in a world of take-a-pill, make excuses for not doing anything with your life and blame everyone else for your condition. After intercepting a letter from my emo son's emo girlfriend, I read "I hate my big sister. She is such a b$#*ch and doesn't pay attention to me. Cutting and suicide seem so real right now." Every teenage girl that has a big sister hates her at one point in her life. And this lifestyle has been perpetuated by leaving our children alone, not teaching them proper values of life, not looking into what they are doing. If the emo children were brought up in my household they would be thinking...."oh yeah exactly, cutting sounds so glamorous." Obviously, sarcastically. Can't these kids just be individuals with differences without all the loathing they portray???? Anyway, this comes from a 40 year old mom with wild hair, tattoos, piercings, listening to heavy metal music (along with all other genres). Am I emo????????

The word emo is short for emotional. Originally used to define music that was "overly" emotional, normally quite dark sounding rock music. Now often used to describe fans of this music or as an insult. If you have any of these you are leaving yourself open to being called an emo: a fringe across your face, converse, vans, skinny jeans, scars on your arms or legs for what ever reason, rock band t-shirts, black clothes of any description, and patterned shoe laces. A stereotype of emo is someone who has dark hair, thick-rimmed glasses, converse, skinny jeans and are so depressed that they self-harm. Emo also sounds like the japanese for potato. (imo is the romanji version but is prounced emo)

Emo is an adjective. people who say things such as "omg you're such an EMO!" are idiots. "emo kid," "emo girl," "emo guy/boy" are correct.

Emos are sad little shits who infact should cheer up and cut their fringe cos its facking gay. Dont any of you moron say your individual cos all emos i see look like there related e.g. same hair same clothes same shoes same attitude (think there good by actin clever infront of there emo girls. Me im not a Chav or a goth allthough i do get called goth alot even though i dont wear black and im never depresed, most people call me mosher and there lot better than Emo scum. Wipe that make up off your eyes you idiots you shunt cry even if you get facking problems look on bright side! Cut ya hair and stop listening to that shit music really! Arctic monkeys, Milburn, Klaxons! there facking shizzle get some proper music you follow the majority to much.

A person usually an albino white kid with dark hair. They cry and complain about how life sucks but really they just need to smoke a joint once in a while. They wear tight jeans because they think everyone is gay like them and likes looking at their disgusting tight bodies. They wear tight shirts too because they are fucked up. They sometimes wear glasses, retarded shoes, and they listen to stupid bands like Coldplay and Slipknot. And then they got their whole ear pierce bullshit, and emo tatoos. Also if you want to be emo you need to follow a specific guideline. 1. Be an albino middle class white kid 2. Act all cool on a skateboard. 3. Be sad and bitchy all the time. 4. Have a small 2 inch dick. 5. Be a fucking faggot. 6. Worship Satan 7. Cut your wrists Follow those steps and you're an emo.

QUOTE FROM OTHER DEFINITION: "I just thought I'd clear that up after all of these "definitions" in which I have encountered an unbelievable amount of people who try to pass off their blatantly false pretenses as fact, and are slowly infecting others with their high-horse, holier-than-thou bullshit. Because honestly, with your ridiculous definitions, Beethoven, George Gershwin, and Britney Spears are/was "emo bands." ~Chelsea CLARIFICATION: Ok, first, Beethoven was a Romantic composer stupid. George Gershwin is 20th century. Britney Spears is pop. Get a fucking music dictionary. Emo is a musical genre developed in the 80's. You don't hear people running around yelling "I'm so metal" or "I'm so rock." Emo clothing style was derived from punk which was rising from Washington in the 80's. The attitude of "Emo" was derived from the agonizingly depressing lyrics that plague all of todays musical genres (which is why I listen to classic rock). This term I have chosen (agonizingly depressing) is a double negative for those of you lacking linguistics skills. The definition of the emotional status of the allegedly emo person could also be defined as adolescence. The emo label exists mostly among teenagers when they're going through normal chemical changes in their body. The existance of this in older people is called depression and needs to recieve immediate medical help. This condition is rising among adults due to genetic mutations with the body's ability to balance seratonin and melatonin as well as increased stress in today's culture. Other triggers are tragedy by means of deaths or abuse. Many times this is reversable. People that get labeled as being emo, and truely are, usually don't want to be labeled that way and it upsets them because of their nature. People that WANT to be labeled as emo are called posers. They're trying to become something other than what really are. We'll save "poser" for another definition. Essentially, the term "EMO" is non-existant. It is slang that has been developed to describe typical chemical conditions. The problem is, teenagers do not understand what is happening to their bodies and so they label each other as being socially inept.

Unlike common belief, emo does not stand for a category that a person can fit. Emo stands, actual, for the word emotional. Emo, the word its self, is extremely hard to define, but it stems from highly emotional music. No I don't mean people talking about just how bad life is or a broken relationships what I mean is the music has a connection with its audiences lives which ergo makes the audience emotional.

an emo is someone who is more emotionally aware of the world. For some reason they are hated by chavs who like to say things like dont cry little emo kid emos generally have side fringes and listen to bands like Panic! at the disco, My chemical Romance and Fall out Boy etc. They wear skinny jeans and eyeliner =D

bunch of idiots who have no real problems, but they just want attention from others because they cant occupy themselves. they all believe they are different but here at my school, all of them look exactly the same, the black choppy hair, blonde highlights, tight jeans, and converse shoes. they all hang around a corner somewhere, doin whatever emos do. but you know somethin? they clamin they are sad and depressed, but in reality, they are laughing and happy, and just use that sadness as a disguise. bunch of morons if you ask me. they also are the biggest cheaters in the world.

1. Another really annoying label started by some loser who had no life. 2.Usually a whiny little adolescent boy or girl who thinks they are "rebellious" or a "non-conformist". They think their life sucks, so they waste their time cutting their wrists and hurting themselves instead of finding ways to make it better. A lot of these people actually have no problems and are rich little liars who pretend to be emo to "fit in" with a select few people. Posers Some of these people actually have a really bad life(example: abuse, neglect, poverty, disease, ect.), but still do nothing about but hurt themselves even more. The worst type of emo is the kids who don't even cut themselves but make it appear as if they did, they will pretend to have issues that some real kids have. Saying their parents abuse them or they have been raped. When people who have actually had this happen to them, live with it much better or at least try to be happy. Most shop at Hot Topic and Thrift stores. 3. A genre of music that some how spawned into a label.

emos are people who want to be different and unique. There are two types of emo - real emos (no these are not the ones that cut themselves and moan about how depressed they all are with there terrible lives)but instead they maybe truely appreciate the music scene, like the clothes as a sign of individuality and not dress exactly the same as the other emos. The other type are wannabe emos - people who have been self-confessed emos for all of about 5 minuites, they dress and act like an emo but may have been a chav first (chemo-chav emo). These people usally cut themselves for attention or to seem emo, talk openly about their depression (and if you were depressed you would not be doing this-clever people) and moan constantly about how awful their life is when, most probably, the worst thing that happened to them in the past month was having their phone taken off them for a few hours. oh the horror. how ever will they cope :p bands now listed as emo include: my chem 'slit your wridsts, it isnt that much fun', taking back sunday, the used 'go slit your own throat', thursday, hawthorne heights-'cut my wrists and black my eyes...' (basically anything on about how emotional love/depression/or just general hatred for the world is) but then what song isnt emotional, isnt that kindof the point. This is the argued debate, is celine dion not emo then 'my heart will go on' yeah. you see my point. basically emo is something that people will be able to look back on and smile as they realise how young and naive they were way back when. For now its cool, most people dont hurt themselves and it puts people in touch with their emotional side. Plus they have really hot hair and tbh its better than being a chav on street corners with a spray can. outfit: studded belts, skinny jeans (black usually), band tops, polka dot vest tops, black/polka dot hoodies, black hair, heavy eyeliner, powdered face, black messed up converse, vans slipons, rave attire to go out normally (wannabes) its fantastic, dont take the piss :)

God dammit its a god dam fucking title. All you fucking doosh bags that say o im emo, preppy, scene, any other title known, shut the fuck up! U guys are assholes all of you. I listen to the so called "emo" music but im not emo! How many "preps" have their ears paerced? or have black hair? Plenty!! u asshole cunt fucks need to quit labeling eachother and move on with ur sad pathetic lives. All this bullshit about o im "emo" and cut or o im "preppy", etc. is a waste of god dam good time u all are cock smokers shut up!

A state of mind in which the person usually feels hopeless and alone. It is not a fashion statement, although many 'emo' people tend to dress in skinny jeans, black hair, etc. because they know it will differntiate themselves from those 'abercrombie-wearing'kids, so that they will likely never have to deal with them. A common myth is that most emos cut themselves. This is a stereo-type. Self mutilation is caused by depression. One does not have to be emo to cut, but one who cuts is likely to choose to dress 'emo', to express themselves. The 'emo' genre of music is generallytypes of rock, such as screamo, punk, etc. examples: Children Of Bodom, Senses Fail, The Rocket Summer, etc.

Emos are people who wear super-tight skinny jeans and tight T-shirts, like Converse, and have long hair that they CONSTANTLY flip out of their eyes, which can get really annoying. Most emos are fake posers who act emo for attention, but there are some who like the music, which is mainly metalcore and screamo. Real emo never existed. Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance are simply pop-punk bands, which suck save fore a few songs. The there are people who are really depressed, but most don't dress emo. In short, emos are annoying pretty boys/girls that are trying to be different by conforming. In the social chain, they are right below everything else and are preyed upon by punks, Goths, headbangers, metalheads, gangstas, poseurs, Nazis, straight-edges and hippies alike.

An emo is one that wears tight jeans, long hair covering a third of their face, cries and cuts themselves cause everyone else in their dark corner does. They are a sub-race of human kind, which is noticeable by the lack of gender difference (the males have no genital). Rather, instead of reproducing, they tend to be parasitic and infect other normal humans with their faggotry. Emos are very parasitic and MUST be avoided at all times. Normally this is an easy task, as they tend to hang out only in places people don't go (under the staircase, corners of rooms etc.) but sometimes they will urge you to wear those skinny jeans, or cut your hair so it covers half your face. YOU MUST SAY NO and repeatedly punch the emo in the face to knock the evil emo parasite out of the host.

Emo + Homosexual = Emosexual.

short for emotional. Usually misstakened as a style or trend. emo simply means emotional, your outfit can't be "emotional".

A group of people/music everyone else like to give shit. Emo basically means the group all the other cliques like to give hell when, in fact, they are all being idiotic hypocrites.

A style or clique that includes anyone who is unusual. They often choose not to fit in with normal society. Often love attention but like to pretend they don't. Normally willing to do anything that will get them attention. They many times think that they have something "wrong" with them such as a mental or emotional disorder. Simply complain alot but are usually likable. This group can include anyone who is goth or offbeat.

a bunch of suburban kids who have it good turn every little "hiccup" into their life a melodrama. all emo's are the same and are all conformists, even though they hate conformists. How does supporting major clothing stores, ex.Hot Topic, make you a non-conformist? Also there is no difference from the, so-called "real" emo's from the "fake" emo's, it looks like shit, smells like shit, you know the rest. It's all the same. Attire Top: tight black horizontally stripped sweater w/ a scarf, i guess the luxury of breathing is something they're willing to sacrifice. Jeans: as tight as they can get, usually from their little sisters closet or the women's department, funny because their's 2 emo's at my school who have developed testicular cancer..think they need to loosen up their jeans. Hair: Long black asymmetrical greasy haircut covering the left or right eye, the ability to see is compromised for "style". Shoes: usually Chuck Taylor's with their favorite band written on the white part.

The act of cutting off ones genetals (balls), and then comsuming (drinking) ones tears after the act. After the act is complete, in most casess tragically, bad music is created.

let me get ONE thing straight here: the word "emo" is NOT A NOUN!!! let me say it again... ITS NOT A NOUN! its an ADJECTIVE! IF YOU'RE GOING TO VERBALLY ABUSE MY COMPATRIOTS IN PAIN, DO IT RIGHT! oh and btw... the pants are not girl pants, they're made for guys. not all of us cut ourselves. not all of us sit sobbing all night. no, not all girls like football captains. and NO, we are not retarded. not all of us come from the suburban middle class some of us are perfectly normal, happy people who happen to wear black, enjoy pain, and have our hair over our eyes. i think i'll go post something mean about jocks.

Oh gosh, where to begin. Emos say that emo isn't what we all know it means. Emo may have at one point, been emotive hard core, but since language evolves with the times, emo has come to mean a bunch of people who are antidisestablishmentarians, but in doing so, simply give in to the zeitgeist by becoming one with it. Please make a note of it.

a sad cheap imitation of goth. cries over anything and everything. stupid hair cuts like the angst bangs that hang over one eye so you can peer out at people showin the whole world the secret pain of self mutilation you hide in your soul and show on your arms.

emo kids and well people who think that there "emo" emo kids want to kill them selfs becsuse they feel like they have no one at times but still happy when want to be =) people who "THINK" there emo mark there arm with red pen saying that they cut because there mom yell at them =( ****crying on the inside for you**** emo kids talk but not alot some can but alot dont think there emo talk a hell of alot and dont stop!!!

emos are just a bunch of silver-spoon-fed, spoiled, middle-class teenagers who act like they're "sooo different" from everybody else because they shop at fucking hot topic and because they don't listen to britney spears (note: i dont like her either and im not emo!!). they hate their lives because they're parents won't get them a new cell phone, and cry themselves to sleep because they're 14 and they're not in love with anybody yet. they pretend to be gay because its "different", not because they are actually homosexual. they spend more than half of their teenage lives on myspace; making it "cool" and "original", even though it just makes them look pathetic. the boys look like fucking girls, and the girls look like dikes. their hair takes up their whole face and they wear tons of eyeliner that makes them look like they have two empty sockets in their head(note: only 2D can pull that off cuz his eyeballs are pushed back into his head). they think they're vampires. and what i think is the weirdest thing of all, they used to love their lives until they started listening to "My Chemcial Romance".

a sissy boy who everyone wants to kick in the nuts

Emo (Short for Emotional hardcore) is mostly miss understood and is pretty over rated by many ppl, so what if emo's are emotional so is every over fucker in this god forsaken world as well as emo's alone so get over it. At least the genre of emo comes from a decent background in which its foremost creation is closely related to and has had inspiration coming from the punk genre the one thing that changed rock forever during the 70's. Emo is just another newer version of punk thats not as hardcore but has a more emotional attachment to its type of style and genre of music And emo replaces the old romantics that were originally the emo's of there time look it up). Yeah ok I'll give it to ppl that most emo ppl will try and over rate themselves with things that are emotionally tied to them when of course they really don't have nothing wrong with them at all but believe me some ppl that r emo do have problems other than cutting there wrists which i stereotyping, which is a form of attack on young generations style because and certain twat doesn't understand what an emo is or whatever have u. But enough of the chatter and bull this is my definition if u dn't like it then u know u must really be a chav or an ignorant tosser with nothing better to do with his/ or hers time.

A member of the emo community has 3 main ingredients. They are as follows: 1. Blood. 2. Their emo friends' blood. 3. ipod. They tend to lurk in the dark sides of the hallway along with the lesbians, bisexuals, geeks, and skater punks(faggots). Their main form of initiation into their group is by: 1. Dying their hair. 2. Covering one eye with their hair. 3. Making their myspace names the lyrics of emo songs. 3B. and constantly changing those names. 3C. Constantly taking pictures of themselves and putting it on their myspace. 4. Emo guys also tend to wear gay jeans that are for girls. After initiation emos are not allowed to associate with anyone who wears or acts as follows: 1. Everything but Hot Topic 2. Happy thoughts 3. Is not gay. Emos tend to take 10-15 years to develop from birth, this is why if you are in 5th or 6th grade you probably will not see a very large emo population. Enjoy it while it lasts because once you enter middle school you will begin to get overflowed with the emos. Disclaimer: I do not experiment on the emos I just see them so much.

"a male emo = lots of gays that loves crying, cut them selves, and suck some dick"" "a female emo = lots of bitches that loves crying, cut them selves, and suck some dick"" there aren't so much things to say, so::: _________________emo is a shit______________________________

emo i generally and wrongly used by many people. Saying it's short for emotional. Typically used when talking about people who are sad, cry alot, cut theirselves, have massive bangs, wear black/red, and swear up and down, that no one understands them. Emo is short for emotive hardcore. Okay. The way people use it is talking about scene or fashion core people.

people write things bad about emos and act like they are poisen,and everyone wants to act like all we do is cut and cry and be sad. But really they are the best people you will ever meet. They dont care what others think they are real and maybe everyone should be like this cause its better than a world of preps and bitches. they dont like shallow meaningless things and do know how to have fun with thoose who understand them. wich is other emos.

People who follow the emotional hardcore music scene. Emo is a shortening of emotional and in most cases refers to the style of music. Many people beleive that all emos cut themselves, this is not true. Yes, some emos cut themselves but so do some goths, punks and people who don't follow a particukar trend. Admittedly self harmers do seem drawn to the emo scene but this doesn't mean all emos self harm, most just dress and listen to music to try to seperate themselves from the herd. Self harming is an act commited by people who either beleive they need punishment, find some releif from emotion through physical pain or suffer from low self esteem. I used to be emo, I cut myself once or twice but only as a response to the constant ridiculing I was subject to.

Ok, I really want to get this straight. The ORIGINAL definition of "emo" can be broken down like this: "Emo" is short for "emotive hardcore," or "emotional harcore." The word "hardcore" is referring to hardcore punk music. Emo is a form of hardcore punk music, although after different "waves" of emo coming and going through the years, there are still some bands that differ from the original emo music that can still be defined as emo. NOW- the word "emo" is being used to describe the current sub-culture of the supposed genre of music that is emo, although this current subculture is often found not to listen to real emo music. It is actually true that the original subculture of emo looked completely different from what our perception is now. Just because somebody dresses or looks "emo" doesn't mean that they cut themselves and act sad all the time. And if they do, it's not always necessarily to get attention. Depression is a real thing and should be taken seriously. "Emo" kids should be given the same respect that is given to any other kind of person, because we are all people and deserve equal treatment, regardless of how we look and what music we listen to.

To me, emo is a word used inappropriately too much these days. Everyone has their own definition on emo, but really emo can mean alot of different things. Emo - A kind of music that originated from Hardcore Punk. But what i think an emo PERSON is, it is someone who is emotional, someone who is emotional about what is happening and what they do, they are a person, not a creature from outta space. They use very touching and "emotional" words, and they care. Emo, does not mean "wrist cutter" a wrist cutter is someone with problems, someone who has to figure out their life. Most people judge others they have never met, rather it be they see them in the city or at school if they wear wrist bands, have a side fringe with black hair and they wear lots of black and make up they instantly think "Whoa look at that sad emo!" then go and tell their friends, without even knowing the person. I know alot of people that dress like the above and they are the happiest people ever and i can not imagine them slitting their wrists to "hawthorn heights" or "Dashboard confessional", It's all just a big label. If you wanna know what emo is, its basecly a word used too much to describe people that other people have never met.

Life is either what you make of it or what you do not make of it. IF you're happy going thru life sad and that's your thing, OK...BUT there is a lot more out there if your attitude is that "the glass is half full" - be positive. Just cause bad stuff happened to you, don't internalize it to the point where you cannot see the good stuff all around you. Personally, I find most emo's a downer who work hard at exuding bad vibes.

short for emotional. emo people tend to have really cool hair. they are emo because they either have a very traumatized life or they are spoiled little brats and dont get what they want the first time. they are almost the opposit of gothic people. goths hate everyone. emos hate themselves. goths want to kill everyone, and emos want to kill themselves. however, i have nothing against emo people. they have their own song.

Something assholes call other kids when they don't have any other words to describe them. There's no such thing as "emo".

1) For whatever reason, a highly controversial word in youth culture and popular culture circles. Probably the definition that can be the most agreed upon is that side of post-hardcore which is melodic and accessible enough for mainstream pop audiences to enjoy. It should be taken into account that most bands who play this type of music are divorced from the art punk tendencies of many of the pioneering post-hardcore bands from the 1980s and 1990s. 2) "Emo" can also refer to the youth subculture that is centered around this particular niche of post-hardcore described in definition 1, which, much like the punk, goth, and hippie subcultures that preceded it, is identifiable by a particular fashion sense (in this case often straight, dyed black hair combed to one side to the point of being asymmetrical in appearance, also horn-rimmed or rectangular eyewear). Unlike the punk and hippie subcultures, at least, there are really no identifiable political or ideological concerns of the Emo subculture, and it is primarily defined by music purchasing habits and outward appearance. However, many members of the Emo subculture, often referred to as emo kids, are often seen as suicidal or suffering from other psychological problems, regardless of whether or not they actually are. 3) Archaically at least to some degree, "emo" is sometimes used to describe nearly all post-hardcore, particularly that which derives stylistically from the sounds pioneered by a number of bands from Washington DC and Maryland in the mid-to-late 1980s. It should be noted, though, that "emo" (then "emocore") was a derogatory term applied to the earliest of these bands by their detractors.

An Emo is not neccesarily a cut-up teenager with died hair and slit wrists. Emo just stands for emotionaly unstable. However, emo is also a kind of music and emos listen to emo music a lot of the time. The majority of them are also depressed, wear similar clothes, have certain hairstyles.

ok listin all you stupid people out there. emo is not peole who wear tight jeans, cut themslves, take anti depresssants or anything that you've put under this stereo type. emo is someone who is to FREAKIN EMOTIONAL FOR THERE OWN GOOD. ok? and the word originated from the emoative music but thats not the point. and if your gonna freakin put peole under these stupid labels...at least do it right!!!!

What you can claim to be if you have a photo of yourself frowning, while your hair is in your face. This transcends race, class, creed, city, state, country, planet, gender, social status, musical tastes, elevation, religion, clothing choices, sexual orientation, internet connection, political affiliation, and whether your belly button is an "innie" or "outie"(innies are slightly more emo, though).

Although usually meant to describe a music style, lifestyle, hairstyle, clothing style &c, Emo is actually: 1. a town in Ireland (Emo, County Laois) 2. a town in Canada (Emo, Ontario) 3. a racetrack in Emo, Ontario (Emo Speedway) 4. a nightclub in Austin, Texas (Emo's) 5. a 16th century villa by Andrea Palladio (Villa Emo) 6. an Irish oil distribution brand (Emo Oil) 7. an American entertainer and comedian (Emo Philips) Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

Emo is a term for a teenager who accualy has lot going for them, but decides to be lash out against his ussualy rich parents by cutting his/her wrists. They ussualy dress in black or pink, and enjoy coffe anytime of the day. They cry about nothing and write crappy acoustic music which other emos cry to and slit there wrists. they do nothing for man kind exept show other people how not to act when u have alot of money and a loving family.

Here's a REAL, NON-STEREOTYPED definition of the word "Emo". What is emo? Most people view emo as a type of person. Someone who cuts themselves, hates the world, and wears tight clothing. Others view emo as a genre of music including bands such as Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! At the Disco. Most people use emo to describe what is really called scene. What does the word emo mean? Most people believe emo is short for emotional, as in an emotional person or emotional music. Others believe it’s short for emotional hardcore. Emo cannot mean emotional because then everything would be emo. Everything has emotions- all music, all people. Emo would become an all-encompassing, very vague, word that could be used to describe many things. The term emo is short for emotive hardcore. It was first used by the members of Rites of Spring in a 1985 interview in Flipside Magazine. Emo is not popular, and there are no mainstream emo bands. You will not hear emo on the radio. Hopefully this will set everybody straight. **Source!: www.emotivehardcore.com**

Typically an "emo" is a stereotype surrounding most tweens-teens who dress in an alternative style. Their makeup, hair, and clothes mostly define their look, as "scene" or "emo". This "alternative" fashion they conform themselves to is derived from the "in" styles most preppy and or popular females tend to wear. Along with the basic designs for the clothing "emo" symbols are added onto the clothing in order to make it appear alternative. Emo, is mostly used as an insult, or a joke. Although the term doesn't derive from the word Emotional, it infact comes from Emotional/Hardcore music. (typically where most of today's stereotypes and subcatagories origionate) Most emo children tend to hold up some arguement that states, "Emo is a way of life..." They continue with meaningful definitions that support their arguements. However most of the filth we encounter, in life, chatrooms, schools, and websites, are just conformist vile kids who claim to be different. In all actuality these are the "preps" of the alternative world. They claim to be different and unique. They all look the same, how does this defend their arguement? Now for the definition: These confused children are ones who are usually middle class-upper middle class. They like to complain about their supposibly horrible lives, and about how noone could possibly understand them. They create problems and overdramatize even the smallest situation, for the purpose of fabricating a world of terror for themselves. Which typically ends in self-mutilation on small scales. They don't accept anyone unless they look, dress, act, and present themselves the way they do. They are usually annorexic or bulemic. Even though they are usually underweight they tend to think they are fat. Also they have turned a choice of sexuality into a fad.. These are the reasons why gays, lesbians, and bisexuals will never have the rights we deserve. To sum it up. They are posers, filth, attention whores, sad excuses for human beings, a trend, a fad, worthless and meaningless, and should be shot so we didn't have to hear their pitiful cries.

A style of MUSIC listened to by EMO KIDS. NOT a person. A person can be emo or listen to emo, but not be "an emo". Emo refers to the subculture.

A waste of a perfectly-good set of tits.

A word or 'label' that gets tossed around and no one knows the meaning of it.

Emo is linked to a various number of things...... However most of these aren't true. Emo is not a hairstyle, a clothes style or even a youngster cutting themselves. Emo is a lifstyle. Although some may cut themselves. More than likely they dont. Emo is a younger generation of not-so-understood teens that get noticed by dressing and actied differently. This has been around since the 80's but has not been recognized until the new millenium. We are not wanna be Japanease people and we are not pussies. Most of us are stronger than preps and jocks (emotionally of course). We don't like being targeted for who we are and certainly dont like being called obscene names such as earlier mentioned pussy.We want to be respected and left alone as you would want. We are not a style of music as many of you think. We are a society in ourselves, and if your nice we won't kick your ass and hook your intestines up to our car batteries and drag you behind our car!

Emo is a type of music characterised by songs that are "emotional" and often dark. Emo also refers to a sort of subculture of teens and twentysomethings who listen to that type of music, and dress in a slightly dark, individualistic style. Emo is also associated with depression and self-injury, but to be emo you don't have to have experienced either of these. Emo kids are usually disliked by the popular crowd because they really don't want to fit in with them, but they don't care because the people who they do fit in with are a whole lot nicer in their opinion. Some people say that emo is stupid because a kid will try and be different and find friends who are also trying to be different, and they will be the same as their friends, but really, what alternative style hasn't that happened to? All the punk or gothic or metalhead kids have always stood out on their own and fit in with their friends, and really, that's better than fitting in with everyone. Emo is not really my thing, and I don't consider myself emo, but I'm proud of those who do.

A depressing subculture. Subculture deriving from 'sub' (below) and 'culture' (culture) meaning "Below/insignificant/lower culture". The collective term for which is unanimously a 'futility of emos'.

Emo- short for an over emotional person. Emo's are fun to make fun of. Know for cutting themselves and crying a lot.They really need to get a life. Can be spotted due to black hair that covers one eye, black clothes, and black make-up(even on the males). Not to be mistaken for Scene kids.

Part of 2nauti crew, Good friends with moyo.

A sheeplike creature often seen milling about waiting for their next opportunity to pour disdain on the very culture they embrace, although the music scene is said to be blamed for the name Emo meaning EMOtive music i think it far more likey it is due to the emo's style guru Emo Philips the comedian. also see otaku for more info on the original roots of this culture

Ok so from what I have seen ppl think of emos as sad imitations of Goths, that cry all the time and are never happy. Well apparently you don’t know any1 that is emo. Yes we do cry allot and yes I have cut myself. But I’m not always sad. I have friends that r Goth and we r easily confused. emos r kids that have been through allot and just are tired of life. if you get to know an emo, we're like any other kid. and no, cutting doesn’t hurt if your already crying.

Comedian. Full name "Emo Philips" In the world of monotone joke tellers throwing plastic grins in front of simulated brick walls at comedy clubs across the country it is always a breath of fresh air when a comedian is able to stand out not only on his persona but also on extremely well written material. And out of those comedians with the possible exception of Bill Hicks and Denis Leary few are able to find monumental success not only in United States but also over in Europe. Which brings us to Emo Philips. If you have never heard or seen Emo perform it would be very difficult to describe. As one reviewer writes: "With his Prince Valiant haircut, wide-eyed expression of innocence and gawky gestures, Emo Philips has an individual, albeit bizarre, style." But behind the unsettling persona lays some of the best written material found any place. Practically a staple on television during the comedy boom Emo continues to entertain people with his extremely clever and well honed material.

A musical genre that originated in the 1990's. People are normally associated with emo. It is a stereotype. ALL STEREOTYPES ARE BAD. but.. Emo. How to describe? Most emo bands are catergorized by screaming and lyrics like "cut my wrist and black my eyes" (from Ohio is For Lovers//Hawthorne Heights). The band members normally wear make-up but what bands don't? Some even go to the extremes of wearing female clothes (most emo bands are all male) and thick black make-up around their eyes to have them appear beaten up. Emo bands are never put on MTV or FUSE. they are thought to be to depressing and inappropriate for their viewers. I'm not saying emo is a bad thing. or a good thing for people. "Emo kids" are normally known to self-abuse. They will cut themselves. or burn themselves. give themselves bruises. or any other way of self-harm. They are known to walow in their own agony and write depressing poems about suicide and pain. Most "emo kids" are made fun of on a daily basis about their clothes or make-up. Anybody that does that is a bitch. I dont care if you're the fucking president.. you just don't do that! emo and goth are NOT the same. emo and scene are NOT the same. emo and sXe are not the same. emo and chav are not the same. mmmmmkay? emo is a stereotype all in its own. all stereotyping is bad. accept someone for who they are. not how they look.

Emo is a fashion and music style that originated in the 1980's. Emo music consists of screaming, and ncredibly poetic lyrics. It is short for Emotional Hardcore, as it began as a form of punk rock. Emo bands include (but are not exclusive too): My Chemical Romance, Aiden, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Panic! At The Disco, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Hawthorne Heights, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Escape The Fate, Die Mannequin, AFI, The Academy Is.., Cute Is What We Aim For, Dashboard Confessional, From First To Lst, Funeral For A Friend, Rites Of Spring, Silverstien, Thrice, Thursday, Coheed And Cambria, and Underoath. Some emo, such as PATD, has been known to have a dance/techno aspect to it. Emo fashion is far more easier to define. When it comes to hair, black is usually the staple, although any colour is acceptable (my natural hair colour is actually barbie doll blonde). Hair normally covers half the face, and is straight. Spikes in the back is also emo. Clothes are mostly black, with the odd flouresant colour (such as pink) mixed in. Emo's wear ties, and scarves in just about any colour. An emo shirt is most likely a tight fitting black t with an emo band name on it, or anything from Nightmare Before Christmas or Emily The Strange. Pants are ALWAYS tight-fitting skinny jeans. No exception. A girl can wear a black skirt overtop, or tight-black leggings (black with skulls is better) and the skirt. Denim in this situation is also acceptable. Shoes can be converse, or vans. Writing on them (and your jeans) adds a nice touch. Gloves are a staple of emo, if you can get them fingerless, even better. Emo can also take on a gothic-hybrid style. Dress shirts and lace can be your best friend. ^^ Make sure you wear thick black eyeliner, black, purple, or grey eyeshadow, and black nailpolsh. Even if your a guy. Trust me, it's hot. Also, I will say this once, and once only. Emo does NOT mean gay, depressed, or cutting. Emo kids are just being themselves.

big gayends who like to whine a lot

Listen to 'emotional' rock music, in other words SHIT music such as MCR ( my chemical romance) HIM, evanescence, sometimes blink 182 and other shite.... They are very OTT and dramatic often crying for no reason or self harming to make themselves feel even more understood... they like the idea of being a rebel and will welcome evreyone who thinks that. they think themselves misunderstood and have to bury themselves under their black fringes with blonde tips and MCR jackets..... They wear black square framed glasses and sometimes piercings.....

Emergency Management Office Where emergency managers work not emotional goths or whatever you others have come up with

A subspecies of humanoid-like creatures that have pale white pelts and often have large tufts of black hair covering most of their bodies. Emos, also 'Emo Kids', have very lonely, whiney personalities. Emo Kids have a strong tendency to cry even when the slightest mishap affects their daily lives. Sometimes, once in a blue moon, an Emo Kid may turn aggressive because of this. It is best to stay away from an Emo Kid, because one of these two things will happen if you don't: a) The Emo Kid will rip you to shreds with it's vampiric teeth and it's Freddy Krouger claws. (This is extremely rare. Often, aggressive Emos are called Goth. It's a very common misconception that all emos are goths, but this is very untrue.) b) This is the more common one. You too will dye your hair black, wear tight-fitting clothing, and listen to fake wannabe bands like My Chemical Romance. Now, if you do want to stay away from Emo Kids, here is what to look out for: . Snow White skin. . Most Emos have either no eyes or only one eye. Look out for this the most. . Black hair. . Tight jeans. . Tons of mascara and eyeliner. Sometimes, glitter and red eyeshadow may also be involved. . A black shirt that says something faggish such as 'I don't love you.' . Black boots. . A tie. Most female Emos own one. . Hm. Sometimes, Emos may be wearing arm socks, but telling you to stay away from people in arm socks is a little over the edge. I myself wear arm socks, but I hate Emo Kids. xD . Lots of crying. Emo Kids are very emotional. Therefore, Emo Kids should cry almost every hour on the hour. Emo Kids cry at every single thing, even happy things that happen to them. . The last and final thing. This would be: Cuts down the wrist and sometimes even on the legs. Most Emos hide such things, but if you are very sharp-eyed, you will notice such things right away. Emo Kids are horrible liars. And always keep in mind that Emo Kids may think that their lives are horrible, but they probably live in nice houses with a pool and have a large family. Do not be fooled, and this subspecies will not tamper your normal life. =D See also: The reason the world's future is going down the drain.

emos are grunge or goth wannabes that cant get their own life. they cry to music that relates to their so called "problems" they hang around in groups and do exactly the same as each other to be different from everyone else *cough cough* e.g if 1 emo lights up a fag they all light a fag at the same time and they cry and slit their wrists to music (1 emo band i can be bothered to think of is panic! at the disco) in groups us grunges like to call the-gay-emo-fuckers

the music sub-genre of one of the gayest forms, if u are emo, you are fucking stupid

guys who happen to be women. i hate emos more than they hate themselves.

Emo is a fashion and music style that originated in the 1980's. Emo music consists of screaming, and ncredibly poetic lyrics. It is short for Emotional Hardcore, as it began as a form of punk rock. Emo bands include (but are not exclusive too): My Chemical Romance, Aiden, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Fall Out Boy, Jimmy Eat World, Panic! At The Disco, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Hawthorne Heights, Linkin Park, Three Days Grace, Escape The Fate, Die Mannequin, AFI, The Academy Is.., Cute Is What We Aim For, Dashboard Confessional, From First To Lst, Funeral For A Friend, Rites Of Spring, Silverstien, Thrice, Thursday, Coheed And Cambria, and Underoath. Some emo, such as PATD, has been known to have a dance/techno aspect to it. Emo fashion is far more easier to define. When it comes to hair, black is usually the staple, although any colour is acceptable (my natural hair colour is actually barbie doll blonde). Hair normally covers half the face, and is straight. Spikes in the back is also emo. Clothes are mostly black, with the odd flouresant colour (such as pink) mixed in. Emo's wear ties, and scarves in just about any colour. An emo shirt is most likely a tight fitting black t with an emo band name on it, or anything from Nightmare Before Christmas or Emily The Strange. Pants are ALWAYS tight-fitting skinny jeans. No exception. A girl can wear a black skirt overtop, or tight-black leggings (black with skulls is better) and the skirt. Denim in this situation is also acceptable. Shoes can be converse, or vans. Writing on them (and your jeans) adds a nice touch. Gloves are a staple of emo, if you can get them fingerless, even better. Emo can also take on a gothic-hybrid style. Dress shirts and lace can be your best friend. ^^ Make sure you wear thick black eyeliner, black, purple, or grey eyeshadow, and black nailpolsh. Even if your a guy. Trust me, it's hot. Also, I will say this once, and once only. Emo does NOT mean gay, depressed, or cutting. Emo kids are just being themselves.

1)A term, that as of late, has come to brand anything that people don't like that shows more emotion than being a "smart-ass" and not caring or being "gansta". 2) A way for people to vent their insecurities onto another person without being hated by the rest of the general population.

An emo is generally a small person sporting very tight, often striped clothing and who wear eyeliner . . even the males. Now it may be just may but the only half talented people to wear eyeliner to my knowledge have been Alice Cooper and Kirk Hammett whereas these emo fuckwits just like queer. Alleged self-confessed self-harming is often used as a cunning plan to make them seem more interesting and to gain sympathy. Surely everyone must have realised that they are just attention seeking bastards who need to be dealt with by a good, hard slap across the back of the head or in more extreme cases, sandpapering their faces off. Then they'd definitely have to stop. It is in my opinion that people such as Gerard Way and Ville Valo are responsible for the horde of pussies that are slowly engulfing the country seeing as they are totally gay, whiny and just ridiculously annoying. Also, since when did it become a good thing to be an emo? Personally, I do not refer to them as emo. I prefer the term faggoth as it describes them perfectly, a faggot goth. I also wonder why they think it's a good look to appear as if they are slowly dying.

Somebody who is extremely emotional because he's a pussy who can't do shit to defend himself.

Girls: -Choppy black hair that is always in their eyes -Heavy eyeliner -Ultra tight/Ripped pants -Scars on their wrists/arm/thigh -They complain about the world and themselves -Needs a reality check Boys: -Choppy black hair that is always in their eyes -Wears makeup -Wears tight girl pants -They cry into their hair -Scars on their wrists/arm/thigh -They complain about the world and themselves -Needs a reality check

Distressed kid that just can't cut it in the gothic world, so he lowers his standards to a depressed emo kid

Okay, so there are two very different definitions for the label 'emo'. First version (usually used by non-emos): Emos are attention seekers who live regular lives like every other teenager in Britain but cannot handle the strain as well as everyone else. They say that they are individuals, yet listen to ‘emo music’, hang out in ‘emo groups’ and buy ‘emo clothes’ with their pocket money. They hang out in dark rooms generally ignoring the happy things in life and talk about how depressed they are all the time. Most lie about cutting themselves in order for people to feel sorry for them without actually experiencing any pain at all. Others do it as an ‘initiation’ ceremony in order to become fully emo. ‘Cutting’ is a fad – what on earth does it help? You feel sad, so you cut yourself to make you feel… better? They don’t appreciate what they have, and do not realise how bad other peoples' lives are in comparison to their own. Emo is just an ever-increasingly popular ‘group’ which people want to be part of. It is a group for kids without an identity, looking for a bit of melodrama and ‘deeper levels of understanding’. To be honest, the kids who REALLY have a life not worth living aren’t even in the emo club – they just try to get through each day until it gets better. Second version (usually used by TRUE emos – i.e. those who actually have a reason to be depressed): Kids who have had the misfortune to go through circumstances which are incredibly depressing. For example, parental divorce, death of a loved one, and loneliness. They listen to music which explains how they feel, enjoy hanging around with people who understand how they feel, and buy clothes that express to the world about how they feel. Only some kids cut themselves. Cutting can become addictive, and it distracts from the inner pain. It can be hard when youre labelled in the street because of what you wear, and can sometimes make depression worse. Being a ‘half-emo’ can also mean that you just like black and emo clothes and haircuts, and enjoy gigs and mosh pits. Some people that you like because theyre genuinely nice people, could be emo, and fun to hang around with. Nearly every single teenager has wanted some form of attention or feeling of belonging at some time or other, and being emo could be the solution to some. Don’t hate people because of what they are labelled. Get to know them – they may be more like you than you think.

People with nightvision. Have a tendancy to use their super power simply for writing bad poetry.

emo is a way to stop your self from killing your selfs. emo is slowly but painfully cut the wrist. most of the time on the oposite hand you write with. so emo is plainly and exscape from your self and you intensions of pain or death. most people think emo is wearing tite pants and dark make-up. bt most emos a very secret about there emo-ness. they dress like everyone else and usally have a fake smile that you think is real an they make you think there super happy but they aren't......

Hot as hell guys. tend to have on eye liner skinnie jeans band tees and tight shirts with hella nice abbs(most the time) very fuckable and hot emo guys are the kind of guys id get into bed with no time at all

Someone who; - Wears vast amounts of eye-liner - Writes really shitty poetry about how bleak and upsetting the world is - Cuts their wrists in the completely wrong direction when attempting suicide - Listens to Hawthorne Heights - Writes on LiveJournal or some other blog site about how depressed they are and how much they wished they could just die - Wears girl pants - Claims to be bisexual to be cool - (Almost exclusively male) Takes pictures of themself making out with a member of the same sex and posts them online... I for one consider this to be the only good thing about emo culture - Wears lots of stripes and skulls - Doesn't realize just how badly they're ripping off Goth

There are four definitions of the word "emo" 1. A type of music that originally formed in New England, consisting of a mix of hard rock and punk. 2. A bunch of pussies that think their life is so bad when they have a perfect life (good grades, big house, a family, everything they want), so they cut themselves to prove something that only "they" understand. 3. A bunch of followers that make themselves emo after watching an "emo" (see number 2) band it on Fuse of MTV. then they make their lives "horrible" by taking that fad with them. 4. A group of people of maniac depressives that HAVE had a lot of shit go wrong in their lives. The absence of one parent of two parents to death, or being made fun of since the beginning of kindergarden, or having a mental problem that unwillingly gets you depressed, and requires pills, most of which they won't get). These are the REAL emos, the ones that are actually emotionally unstable because of stuff they had no control over. This often leads to great amounts of violence and/or a ton of screaming.

Used to be used as an adjective, "emo" can now be a person. An 'emo' is a person (boys are typically more noticeable than girls) who develops a fake sense of overwhelming depression and that their life is all a waste. This perception is usually derived from emo culture but most of the time just music, whose lyrics very commonly state that life is all a waste and that suicide is a good idea. It's a sad, deeply pathetic but nonetheless very sad condition, and is even being considered its own mental condition alongside with depression. An emo can physically be classified by dark, tight-fitting clothes, fabric accessories (scarves, belts, etc), and typically black hair that commonly covers one eye. Boys wear tight pants that come in at the ankle and very feminine-fitting clothing, while girls typically show a bit more skin and favor more gothic styles. The 'emo' stereotype is different from punk in that punk is much more colorful, and is different from gothic in the sense that their problems are more focused on them than the destruction of humanity. Emo boys are treated more harshly than girls because of their feminine appearance. They are frequently called 'gay', and the word 'fag' is becoming commonly associated with them. Terrible, terrible hate is directed towards emo people because of their general pathetic appearance. On the flip side, emo is a a near cult; and if one emo meets another, they are befriended. There's only a rare number of people, such as myself, who are against being emo without hating the people. And then there's 'Wanna-bemos.' These are the people who stumble around, saying "Omg, I'm so emo todayyyy!!!" These are the people who worship lead singers of emo bands, and wish they were 'only just as cool.' I personally believe this is even more pathetic than being within the actual emo stereotype. Why would someone wish to be depressed? It's a very confusing situation.

To Be A little bitch or fag.

young teenage children who think that attention is never theirs, so they decide that cutting themselves will be a great alternative. they decided that listening to music like fall out boy, silverstein, and panic! at the disco, will make them seem cooler to the other teens at their school. they pretend that their lives are miserable, and complain about every thing that goes on wrong in their lives and take every thing for granted. emos are usually bisexual, or gay/lesbian. very small amout of them are straight

Music that is nothing short of superfake. Emos are very dark people. Oh, and they're POSERS. and they're cheesy.

Little punk ass bitches who wear all black and think they're all badass but really aren't. Also refers to a shitty genre of music.

Attention seeker. Emo boys have sad, miserable sex with eachother and emo chicks.

a post-Gothic subculture characterized by neuroticism, detrimental narcissism, a desire for self-mutalation and self-inflicted agony--of the mental and emotional variety. People categorized as "emo" tend to transcend gender roles, develope obsessions with fashion, hair covering the eyes, black makeup etc. Most memebers of the emo community enjoy thrash music, break up songs, eyeliner, tacos, and old school nintendo. Most also claim that no one understands them, except of course other emo people--which seems like a hypocritical cry for attention.

One step below transvestite.

A faggot that has no friends, most kill themself and get raped by there dads

Emo, a style. Some also have it as a life, a mood. To look emo you must wear tight ass pants...so tight you almost get your crap squeezed out. Lots of BLACK make-up so thick you need a spatula to smear it on. Don't put on your make-up to look pretty, make yourself look as ugly as possible and to make people stare (remember get really made if they do!!). Make-up caking on is an art, try exotic styles. Tops as tight as possible. Band shirts all the way! The hair is another story...go as vagabondish as possible. Fringe covering one or both eye(s) to make yourself look as unpleasant/anti-social/dark and disturbed as possible.

emo-may apper to be a goth, but actually shows signs of feelings and life. usually cut themselves because of depression or as a way to blow off steam. they wear scarves, tight pants, and dark shirts. they listen to taking back sunday, my chemical romance or dashboard confessional. note: dont be mean to them just cuz their different, this definition was not ment to offend anyone.

Idiot teenage suburbanite pussies that have no REAL problems. They just like to cry and whine about nothing so they can get attention. They cut so they can "feel something" as they say. When, in fact, these kids are just too pussified to become hardcore goth.

Children who say their life is shit even though they're rich white suburban kids who like attention, and they cut them selfs or at least attempt to to get their goal. But all true emo people kill them selfs so all who deem them self as emo are failures at being failures

a kid who is dirty and buys jeans from baby gap and cries in his closet and slits his wrist cause his myspace isnt working

Both a style and a type of music. the style is that boys were girl pants and tight sweaters and shirts. hair for both boys and girls covers most of the face and can be dyed purple,green,red,etc... the music includes popular bands like Fall Out Boy and Aiden. Usually emos are sad and depressed and some cut themselves.

A stupid stereotype that doesnt really exist. Started off as a a genre of music from the Mid 80's Punk scene. Now turned into a trend that still, doesnt really exist. Emo is a type of music and nothing less. Someone who calls someone emo is obviously arrogant and doesnt understand the proper meaning. Calling someone 'emo' doesnt make sense. Its like calling some Jazz or Hip hop. Its a type of music. People who call themselves Emo are usually posers who are not dressing that way because they want to but just trying to figure out who they are. I myself, I have black hair with blonde bangs, you can hardly seen any of my face. I wear girls drainpipes, I wear girl shirts, girls sweaters, I wear makeup, wear vans, usually have band t's on, and im one of the happiest people you will ever meet. Most of my friends dress like me and are also happy. Just because someone dresses like that doesnt mean they are depressed or whatever. Thats bullshit. Its just a style, get over it. Stop judging. If you have ever called someone emo you are completely arrogant and should probably go back to American Eagle and buy an 80 dollar pink polo. Fag.

a fucking fag who cuts him or her self because him or her has no friends

basically a word meaning your a little pussy that sits at home crying about shit like your big screen tv remote is lost so now you cant listen to your fudge packing music like panic at the disco or some gay shit like that i dont know realy but they all need to shut the hell up and hurry up and kill themselves cause theres too many people that say they're gonna do it but theres a shit load of emos that are more alive than me and the rest of the world would like

Firstly let me tell you that Emo is nothing like Goth! People say its a cheap impression, its not really that either, its more influenced by goth. Stereotypically, Emo's are depressed, wear clothes that are many sizes too small and listen to shit music. In reality, anyone can be depressed, skinny jeans or drainpipes have been in fashion before and are worn by chavs, Metallers, Goths, e.c.t and saying the music is shit is just an opinion and im sure many people think that about your favourite band too. Many of my friends are Emo's and there more lively and Energetic than me! They are fun people who also make great friends. Alot of people self harm and alot are not emo's. Its silly little poser 12 year olds that have given emo's a bad name. They think that to be cool you have to be noticed and so cut themselves and make up disorders.

A stupid trend. They think they are "alternative" (how is that possible when MTV stirred it all up?), when infact they are just as much sheeps as the preps. All emo kids look the same. They share the exact same values. They listen to the same horrible bands. Is that to be an individual? Is that unique? No. Many of them claim they are "non-conformists". These days, "non-conformist" has lost its true meaning and is just another synonym for poser. How does supporting major clothing lines such as Hot Topic make you a non-conformist? You are the antithesis of that. Wake up. The emo trend is like hair-metal; in a few years, you'll burn all pictures of yourself, being so ashamed that you had such an ugly haircut.

A bunch of stupid kids, that think it is cool to dress stupidly. NOTE: It is also now a trend to act/look/be EMO

emo is a music genre. not a type of person. people that listen to emo music have just created a stereotype for themselves which is kinda stupid considering they want to 'stand out'.

Angsty teenagers who hate their life, no matter how good they have it, and cry often. See pussy.

A type of person who hates themselves, and dresses in all black. They aren't goth, but they dress almost the same. Many times, people who are emo say they want to kill themselves but never do it. They should assist society, and either stop saying it or just kill themselves.

A group of teenagers and early adults who listen to music that is based majorly on emotions. They are goth kids who want to be punk.. but are to sad to do so and they're also a bunch of trendy kids... They typically tend to be wearing all black mostly, dyed black hair (usually covering most of the face or full throttle bangs) with think black square plastic glasses, hightops or low tops and band t-shirts/bunnyhugs or thrift store clothes, they also have their ears stretched to some sort of gauge. they have major mood swings, and are usually depressed or outragously happy and then real angry and then sad and then angry and then happy and it's so random. their favorite music is mainly some guy whining about how is girlfriend/boyfriend broke up with him and he can't stand himself and so he should kill himself or it's about something else "tragic" or amazingly "beautiful"... Emo kids tend to whine a lot about how their lives are so unbearble and depressing.. when really they mostly have lives just like the rest of us.. and just need to learn to deal with it.. They also are known to carry around song books containing their "inner most soul" and can "play" guitar (and by play i mean.. can't play at all) they also have a habit of listening to uhknown underground emo bands and when they hear other people listening to them they are likely to just stop listening to that band because they "sold out" and will find a new unknown band to idolize... they are real weird.. and i suggest not talking to them.. although they can be really entertaining..

a cheap imitation of goth, but much more winy, sappy, and sad.They ar also commonly mistaked or being gay. Emos are almost always goth poseres.

Whiney teenagers who don't know if they want to be goths or preps so they dress like both and are obsessed with cutting themselves.

emo kids have long hair that cover their eye and face. they wear thick eye liner because they think it makes them look dark and deep. They wear disgustingly tight clothing because emo is one step below transvestite. Emo kids listen to emo music, in which the singer bitches about his shitty life and lost love, and they play the same shitty guitar chord progressions in every single song. emo kids are total and complete flaming homosexuals like the famous butt fucker mike payne. Nobody ever moves or dances at an emo show, they just stand on their and observe. emo kids have no real problems in life but they love to pretend like they do. they sit in the dark all day and cut themselves and then cry themselves to sleep at night. Nobody likes emo kids becuase they are incredibly annoying and they are complete faggots who have no soul and dont deserve to live.

Emo's are people that actually hope that other people are making it very well. They arent afraid to express when they are having a bad day or a good day, unlike many people who are fixed on being happy 24/7 365 days a year and dont cry when a their mom or brother dies, or smiles when someone is murdered and then go and date OJ Simpson or Phil Spector, or some pimpish whorrish bastard. No emos arent built like that, they wont date or marry anyone just for money or fame or power, they wont marry someone who has supermodel looks if they dont have a good heart and soul, because they have very good hearts and souls not the oppisite as may people these days such as ones who leave nast comments on this forum. Yes Emos cry when they loose loved ones sorry to admit that, I know that is horrendous. Emos arent afraid to express their "emotions" such as when they are angry sad insane happy, thankful, hateful loving ect, they dont get turn their own pain and suffering in life into power, with a good kind of -anger. Many Emos who realize there are really evil people in the world so they have developed many self defense fighting tactics such as the "Dim Mak" and thats why they carry a gun just in case they have to save a life of other people including his/her own life. So in those respects they should be regarded as heros and Gods people, and everyone should highly love and respect them, if tehy dont want burn in hell.

A social order in which it is cool to be bipolar!

one nameless crowd of knobs with bad hairstyles, they all look the same (depressed) which is probably why they are all (depressed) and they usually have rings or some shit hanging out of their faces. (if you can see it behind the bad hairstyle) often these people are noticed to be crying for no reason at all

Someone who is white, middle class -in my experience you do not get black emos- and quite intellegent. they have either black or dyed black hair. they come in varying degrees of hardcoreness from area to area; in my area an emo is just someone who is not a chav and not a nerd. Emos attitude towards chavs: as emos are cleverer than chavs, they tend to treat them as lesser lifeforms. some Emos also attend the sort of partieis that are thouht to be dodgy.

Emo is something that Green Day has got nothing to do with.... F U C K THOSE WHO WROTE THAT GREEN DAY IS EMO examples: 4) People who listen to the following: Fall-Out-Boy, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte, Greenday by Meagan Eden Rogers me: F U C K it is Green Day, not Greenday ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... Just because you dress like Green Day, doesn't mean you're emo! You guys frustrate me so much! AH!!! by xoxo_stained_your_wrist me: F U C K Green Day don't wear any emo clothes, you dumbass!!! ........ .......... ........ ........... ........ Green Day is the worst Punk/Emo band ever by COOJ ........ ........ ............ ................ ......... Some One that slits their wrists or any part of the body, listens to crappy emo music like Simple Plan, GreenDay and The Used. by CAMBO ......... .............. ............. ............ ...... ME: why the f u c k do you think that Green Day is emo? Do they dress like emos? NO!!!!! Do they have emo lyrics? Well if you think that "when masturbation's lost its fun, you're fu c kin g lazy" is emo, then their lyrics are soooo emo =))) Or this one is a "great" example of emo lyrics, it's from the song called "burnout" " I THREW MY EMOTIONS IN THE GRAVE - HELL WHO NEEDS THEM ANYWAY " ..... ............. ............. .............. ......... F U C K, GREEN DAY IS NOT EMO!!! THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT EMO SHIT!!!

Emo is a social movement entirely ripped off from other social movements that came before. Some would argue better movements, because it could at least be claimed it hadn't been done before or was an improvement upon established social movements.

emo today is call "emotional" being emo is meaning that your not afraid to cry and to act the way you feel. its true not all emo cut them self,not sad 24/7,don't wanna kill them self,don't always wear 100% black all the time,and not all emos hate them self . not all emos are gay,bi,lez.

A teenager, usually a caucasian male, who's parents never beat him enough when he was young, causing him to develope a warped sense of reality where he has it rough and it's okay to listen to Insane Clown Posse. Subject is also characterized as wearing constrictive clothing, listening to more lame music, bearing the "devil lock"(greasy bangs sweapt sideways to cover half the face and make the subject appear mysterious) and sporting an ugly girlfriend to compensate his lack of sex life.

Someone who doesn't realize a lot of people have worse lives than they do. Usually spoiled, and are attention-seeking pussies. When their pissed, they go and cry in their rooms and write poems.

Does not stand for emotional, like most people think. It stand for emotive hardcore which is a genre of music that came about in the mid 1980's in washington D.C from hardcore punk.

emotionally challenged youth desperately seeking either a. the attention of their parents or b. the attention of their friends and will undoubtedly continue not understanding why they a. have parents that don't want anything to do with them and b. have no friends these unfortunate people can be identified by spotting the terrible 80's attire and cosmetic products in a fashion that is directly attempting disgust in an effort for one to "see the inner beauty" of their toils.

The most commonly misconceived word in popular culture. Often used by Middle-School aged kids to insult their peers who listen to rock music. Emo is, in reality, a subgenre of 80s hardcore punk, created by bands like Fugazi, Rites of Spring and Embrace. Later, in the early 90s, it was furthered by bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate and Jawbreaker. Pop-Rock bands commonly mistaken for "Emo" My Chemical Romance Fall Out Boy Jimmy Eat World

Emo is someone or something that is emotional. Despite what the majority of people think, they do not cut themselves.

Emos are emotional, not humans who cut themselves. Emos can be emotionally depressed, emotionally disturbed, or just emotional about things.

when someone is interested in soft punk music and dresses in mostly dark colors with dark nails

A term for a fatass depressed teenager with no life

everyone. considering that emo is supposed to mean emotional, then everyone who has ever expressed any form of any emotion is emo.

Alright let me get this straight for all you self-rightious jerks who think you know what I am when you really don't. EMOS ARE NOT ALWAY DEPRESSED! I am emo (and so are most of my freinds) and we are always happy and having fun. EMOS DO NOT ALL HATE THEIR LIVES! I happen to like my life and for those few that actually do hate them you insensitive preps should leave them alone NOT ALL EMOS CUT THEMSELVES! That is but a steryo type. Although some might cut, you don't have to cut to be emo and you don't have to be emo to cut. You don't know what people go through and cutting is a way to forget the pain so don't tease them for it The true definition of emo (in my opinion) is someone who is different. Who stands out in the crowd because they are truely amazing and others are just to obcessed with fitting in and being popular. Emo is someone who has an awesome sense of style without shopping at A&E or other name brands (except maybe hot topic) and who wear alot of (but not all) black becuase it goes well with neon colors. It is some one who doesn't fit in and doesn't want to becuase popular people are people like you who steryotype and call us stupid when they don't even know us. Most of all, Emo is someone who puts up with all the crap the "in crowd" gives us and yet we still want to be oursevles: completely insane and epic! :)

As Is The Word Goth, Emo Has Become Something Of A Stereotyping Mainstream. A Stereotypical Emo Would Cut Themself, Cry All The Time, Cover Their Face With Hair, Wear Tight Clothing And Listen To Rock Songs About Depression And Heartbreak. But In Reality Emo Is Just A Word So That Some People Can Feel Like They Belong, While Others Use It A Tool To Place Someone In A Catagory (Which May Or May Not Even Be Correct). Emo, Along With Goth And Also Skater, Is Just A Subculture Of Punk, Mainly Looking At How Hard Life And Love Can Be (Especially When The Word "Love" Is Thrown Around So Much, It's Meaning Is Lost). But Today, All These Cultures And Subcultures Can Easily Be Faked Just By Wearing Certain Clothes, I Could Quite Easily Put A Pair Of Tight Jeans And Converse On, And People Would Say I'm Emo, But Then I Put Baggy Trousers On, Big Boots And Some Black Lipstick, And I Am Seen As Goth. But It Is Annoying When You Get An Emo Who Wants Everyone Else To Know It, Same Goes As Some Goths.

*an emo often has black hair with a black emo fringe (covers half of face) *listens to mcr, fall out boy and other kinda music *wears black constantly *are often depressed *have panda eyes *ARE NOT GOTHS!

These days, I'm not even sure what the hell emo is. Apparently it used to be a subgenre of hardcore punk, later became emocore (emotional hardcore), and somewhere within the last twenty or so years of its existence it changed into some damn stereotype or fashion style. Nowadays, its just whovever wears skinny jeans, old school or skater shoes, black rimmed glasses, tshirts of bands, and the jet black straight emo haircut. Have any or one or two of the following and some fool will come up to you and ask, "Are you emo?". Seriously..it's getting really ridiculous. You don't even need to cut yourself, just dress up like one and call yourself one. There, I just stereotyped emo and cutting (which I am clueless as to when did cutters become emo? aren't cutters just potentially suicidal people who just need help?) Emo people are shy, sensitive, and emotional people. That's not how I see it at my school..maybe because all this stereotype stuff is brainwashing me. Or my highschool is messed up with all the "emo wannabees" lined up. Probably both, but I'm forever confused on the real meaning of emo. Give it another decade or two. Let's just wait and see how this emo will keep changing.

emo is a genre of music branched off of punk. commonly mistacken for how someone acts or dresses. just because someone weres all black and has a werid hair style and is depressed. doesnt mean they are emo. depretion is seriouse with us teens. parents split up alot more theses days. i know this.

Emo is known as different things for different people. Most people see it as people cutting themselves. Most definitions have been complaining about "emo people complaining". When a person cuts themselves, they don't advertise it to the world. they hide it. People who advertise it are not in pain, just seeking attention. People often mock people who do cut, because they don't understand. You will never understand until you feel it for yourself. Burning yourself is another common self inflicted pain. People should really stop labeling each other and mocking what they don't understand.

well, emos are often confused with goths and people most people think that just cuz they have black hair with long bangs and cuts themselves but this is very, very wrong. emo people hate life, cut themselves and usually have great hair. true emos don't cut themselves for attention, like those fucktard preps who cut themselves, they cut themselves because if they don't, their world will turn upside down and there life will suck. another thing about emos is they aren't pussies like those stupid metalheads think they are. all the emos i know are just as freaking hardcore as any metalhead. and emos are usually way cooler and less dark than everyone thinks, cuz if you actually get to know them they will never hurt you, only themselves and don't even try to make them stop hurting themselves cuz they won't.

The sub-culture taking suicide by storm. Teenagers may find themselves interested in the music ie. Aiden, My Chemical Romance, The Used but that doesn't inicaite them into this "emo" culture. Black jeans, black hair and side finges have been previously worn by non "emo's" so therefore they have nothing to do with being emo. Example, the band The (International) Noise Conspiracy. Cutting yourself is not compuslry if you wish to be an "emo".

Just because of the clothes or music one listens to..it makes them 'emo'. And for many years popular teenagers think 'emo' is short for emotional which isn't true. Teenagers and immature adults, basically 80% of people think being 'emo' is for attention. If that's the case; teenage girls wearing today's fashion will make them sluts as many of them dress like a tiger fucking attacked them. Most Emo's listen to pop punk, punk rock, or hardcore. They hate chavs and basically people trying to be tinie tempah or something i dont know. A lot of Emo's listen to All Time Low Sleeping With Sirens You Me At Six. And nearly all teenage girls listen to those bands thinking they're cool and emo and different. No. Emo's are known to have piercings (nose, lip, eyebrow) and adult Emo's will have tattoos too. Oh, and most people listen to pop punk so all of you must be fucking emo. Emo's sometimes wear black and colourful, stripy, different clothes. Not to be attention seekers but just because they like qwerky things and they don't want to be basic bitches like most of the population. Oh and can i add that a Goth is someone who likes heavy metal and they basically hate everyone and they want to kill everyone and blood is the only thing that makes them happy.

Ok, emo guys gay thing #1. To pansy enough to make it into the skater/metal/goth scene, so do the manly thing, and cut their jeans to make them look like girl pants. Gay thing #2, cover half their acne rippled face with greasy, unwashed hair because it's the less conformist thing to do. Gay thing #3, cutting yourself. Look, every suicide attempt I hear about is some idiot, who cuts themselves along the wrists instead of down the inside of the forearm. You just do it for attention cause you know that behind the mascara, tight pants, checkered shoes, middle class life, you pretend that life sucks and you have it so bad. Grow up, just because your mom and dad are still together, you have a new car, and your parents give you money to spend on razors, your life isn't that bad. Look at some of the hoods and ghettos some people live in. Do you see any of them with long hair or tight pants. No. Do you want to know why? Because they actually have to fight to survive and there's more important things to do than cut yourself, like feed your family and figure out where your going to get money to shelter your loved ones.

Used to refer to the breed of teen who listened to(and "related to") soft punk music, dyed their hair black, made a habit of inflicting pain to themself (such as the sliting of the wrists), wear black stovepipes that are too small, dress entirly in black, and act overly moody/unloved; Now its been so overused that anyone who has the slightest fringe, listens to any type of rock music often, or wears any one piece of black clothing is stamped with title emo. You don't realy even need to be over emotional as the name suggests or listen to the music (which in most peoples opinion are the two main emo propeties) anymore to earn the title.

hot people that have cool hair, that is black. sometimes cut themselves, wear skinny jeans and tight shirts, listen to bad ass screamo like heavy heavy low low and blessthefall. they are amazingly HAWT and rad.

A teenage poser who thinks he/she is punk rock but is way too pussy to listen to real punk rock so they listen to pop-punk which is technically not even punk because punk is supposed to be underground. Emos try to act hardcore by cutting themselves but actually just make themselves look like total crybabies. Emo isnt real because it is just a bunch of preppy kids who want to be hardcore or different. Please kids! Dont become emo when you get into high school because being emo is the same thing as being preppy, because everybodys doing it!

Fags with the smallest pair of penis-compressors that can fit them and cry the eye shadow from their eyes while talking about dying when they should just get it over with and off themselves with a Tech 9. They take about as much time to put on their pants as they think about suicide. Girls attracted to them have no life of their own and no variety in guys. They might as well become lesbian if they like emo.

Being Emo:A common hobby suburban teenagers pick up when their board.

A guy who wears abnormally tight clothing and cries about how his life "sucks" as an upper-middle class child. Usually wears make-up on a regular basis and claims to hate their life in their suburban town. Also has some hair cut with hair that goes to one side and covers their eye area. Prone to cutting themselves. A girl who wears mostly black and has hair covering her face. Claims she wants a guy who is "in touch" with their feelings, until she actually gets in a relationship with a guy who is "in touch" with their feelings. Usually goes for a guy who wears just as much make-up and or more make-up than themselves. Also goes for guys who look much like themselves and guys who weigh less than 120 lbs. Prone to cutting themselves. Emo music = horrible music that usually requires very little knowledge on any instrument and requires no vocal talent. The guitarist usually strums 3 cords on the guitar over and over in the same pattern.

Its another genre of people, music and personalitites. There can be a lot of definitions for emo, depending on how you personally look at it. A majority of people believe it is a classification for music. Mostly the music will consist of very emotion lyrics and lots and lots of guitars. Expect screamo. If you believe it to be a type of person they will generally wear black with black or unaturally colored hair usually with choppy layers and bangs. They generally wear shoes that are checkered, black, and are usually doodled on. Ex. VANS, Converse, DVS, Etnies, DC, and NSS Emo personalitites are sad and mopey. Usually they cry, maybe not in front of anyone, but they do. Sometimes the cutor burn to relieve stress. Poetry.Drawings. Anything atristic.

personally i think emo is a lifestyle. People dont choose to be emo they just are. If your a really emotional person, then your emo,you dont have to cut yourself or think about suicide, those are the poser emo's, who try to be like us when they arent.

When a person, usually a guy, is prone to crying about things such as girls who don't like them, projects that don't work, shoes that are falling apart, bikes that get stolen and the fact that they want to go back to Mexico. It is a trait that is predominant in guys named Dan. Also: a genre of music popular amongst Long Island high school students in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

slightly strange Canadian comedian with dodgy haircut and quirky soh

1.someone who calls people emo in an attempt to cover up 2. emotive hardcore, an insult to kids in the 80s who liked rites of spring 3. misspelling of emu

A genre of soft rock/punk music. NOT A CULTURE.Label whores suck.

Emotionaly Molested Ostrich

Modern-day punk rock music genre. Emo music can be associated with any not-so-rebellious punk rock. Not to be associated with any persons wearing tight pants, "cutting themselves", and boohooing about how much life sucks. The people who claim to be emo are nothing more than emotional punk-rockers. Nuff said.

goth + metrosexual = emo

There are a few types of Emo, 1. A fake, poser, of someone who cuts because they are going through a hard time I.g, Someone important dying, or something. The poser wants to seem cool. ( But your not. ) 2. A person who actually does cut because they actually are going through a hard time so they express their feelings through what they feel like wearing or listen to. 3. Someone who isn't emo at all, maybe into alternative stuff. They are labled emo, because maybe they have a bunch of hardcore band shirts or have died their hair RED and it turned out PURPLE!

Emotional. Labeled for people who listen to crappy music such as Brand New. They wear thick square black glasses and whine and complain about being so depressed

Emos are a misunderstood subculture. They listen to emo music. They wear dark, melodramatic clothes and makeup. Their culture is polluted by wannabes who go on about how their life is not easy and the world is against them. Their emotions are confuing to them, and they often feel depressed and/or misunderstood. Emos are somewhat similar to goths in their appearance, though not nearly as hardcore. They are often stereotyped for slitting their wrists, though this is certainly a rarity.

Although some people on here take things like emo is "emotional" or whatever it is sad to say that that is the NOW definition of it. im sorry to say that yes "emo" used to be something different in the late 90's but you people need to let go of that! its changed! EVERYTHING CHANGES!!!! GET OVER IT!!!! emo has now come to be "emotional" in fact if you want a pretty good definition of emo you can google video "i must be emo" cuz thats pretty damn close! emo has come to be a bunch of "depressed-cut yourself-im gonna right poems about killing myself but not actually do it" people. btw just to bug you people more! if your gonna cut yourself and talk about killing yourself get it over and done with because people are sick of hearing about it!

Emo Is a labeling group That happens to be different from the other 'groups" Emo is Emotional, thats pretty much just it. Like emotionally unstable or emotionally Inept. You call emo what ever you want to I dont care. I DONT GIVE A FUCK!

poser and a fake: (someone who doesnt act like who they are) 1)emo. the classic, wear black, hair in the face-dyed black, listen to depressing music, cry all the time, no friends, sit in a corner, write depressing lyrics or poetry, and cut themselves. 2)we all say preps are fakes and posers. so if thats the case, there aren't truly any preps. they are something else. so preps mock the people who aren't like them, when in reality they are like them but they just hide it. so in the end, a prep is as much as a poser and a fake as an emo is

people who enjoy inflicting pain on themselves. tend to wear tight clothes, cut themselves, hang out in dark corners, and hate their lives. emos wear black

Though it has been defined by many sources - Wikipedia, Andy Greenwald, Andy Radin and such - as a subgenre of punk music in the late 80's, we have to consider that in this modern era, Emo is now defined as anything overly emotional. Associated with this are self-mutilation, skintight clothing, piercings, excessive crying, and I could go on for days. There is no exact, bullseye definition for Emo since it is somehow stuck between being a genre of music, which is what it used to be and; a short-cut term for the word "emotional". But if we talk about now, Emo means emotional. Cutting your wrists, jumping off your window, listening and crying to "emotional" music, drugs, sad relationships, guns, razors, sharp objects, blood, hating, rationality, loving, sex, homosexuality, breaking up, and so much more. It's kind of nonsense to some, but what can we do? It's there and if you don't like it, you'll just have to wait for it to die out.

a sad cheap imitation of goth. cries over anything and everything. stupid hair cuts like the angst bangs that hang over one eye so you can peer out at people showin the whole world the secret pain of self mutilation you hide in your soul and show on your arms.

Emo, short for Emotional. Pretty much your definition right there. A whole bunch of sorrow filled people, who listen to downtrodden music which lyrics usually consist of groans and moans of past relationships that went wrong and they take there pain to the extreme. Typically "cutters" or, people who cut themselves when they are upset to release their emotions (very unhealthy by the way.) Majority of Emo's are homo/bi-sexual. Usually "Punks" do not get along with them. (Indie sux, hard-line sux, EMO SUX, you suck!-Antiflag)

Okay, I've read through these stupid definitions on here for emo, and they're all WRONG. I am an emo, so I figured this would be the best way for you numbskulls to get it through your minds. "Emo" IS short for "emotional". To be emo, you have to listen to the music, i.e. My Chemical Romance, Aiden, Underoath, etc, etc wear the clothes, i.e. skinny jeans, studs, etc, etc and have the personality. Now, personality is the biggie here. An emo personality is not always depressing, oh, and hint hint, EMO'S. DO. NOT. HAVE. TO. CUT. Emo's do, however, need to be a bit shy, poetic, and generally pretty intelligent. Emo's are also usually very, very nice people. Most of them, now I say most, not all, understand hurt. Generally emo's are shunned from society, but they're always willing to talk to someone. Emo's are sensitive, and only want their thoughts to be heard. Emo's do not always cut, are not always depressed, don't wear just black, and aren't freaks. They're people.

An incomprehensibly lame, fag-ass pimple bitch lifestyle pseudo-pretense, embraced by vaguely homosexual or bi or confused boys and distinctly hideous, blemished, chubby girls.

Emo: People have said this to be many different things. Well Im pretty sure you are all wrong... "Emo" is NOT short for emotional, it is short for Emotive Hardcore. Yes. That is a kind of music. It first came out in the mid 80s and died in the late 90s, what we have today is "scenester". We do still have what you might call "Emo music" Bright Eyes perfected it, Dashboard murdered it, making really really bad attempts of being an Emo band. Then there are the kids who think they are emo.... Uhm.... these kids listen to screamo, not emo.

an emo person is a fucken weirdo

A very softcore version of goths or goth fake people thos kids who you wanted to beat up in elementary school

Another word for the lowest, piece of trash, worthless scumbag losers in the world. can also be used to describe children that are well-off with fine lives but think they have it so hard.

The New Gay... (See Also homosexual)

Emo, contrary to popular belief, is not a style of dress, or a genre of music, although the term is often used to classify those things that are associated with and popular amongst emo people. Emo is an emotion, a feeling. Emo is when you find no hope. Emo is when you feel like there is no one who cares or understands. Emo is the type of emotion many feel when they reach rock bottom

Usually a white person, their activites include cutting, crying, writing poetry, and doing non-people things. When sad can be really really depressed. Emos' can also be used for curb stomps. (teeth pressed lightly on a curb, while another person rapidly steps on back of head. Leading to emo with no teeth.)

a guy who's extremely in touch with his feminine side, and bitches and complains about everything. also obsessed with wearing girls' clothing. It's a well known fact that all emo boys are faggots. soft, pussy faggots.end of story.

Heres what I think - Emos arn't depressing sad little wussies with no friends. We arn't fakes. We are humans. In fact the emos I know are perfectly happy, good friends. we wear black clothes, does that make us sad little wussies? Well I don't think so. Too many people hate emos without knowing what they are.

whiney bunch of cretins, who dont even have to balls to be a real goth. and who generaly need to be beat with a hose until they man up and grow a pair

It starts with stars, beyond the skies, beyond the heavens, beyond our reach, but we wonder, we try, we reach out and grab. I am a star. I am a shining star, and I am beyond your reach. And no matter how many ships you build you will never reach me. I exist among you, I speak to you, (I keep quiet). I don't need words, I don't need sound. You see it, you see it when you look at me, I'm different. I'm a giant. I can't be missed. You see me, and you want to know, what I am, what it's like, to be me to exist like i do and it's painful and it hurts and it's wonderful and it's chaotic and tiring. And it's not whining, it's not, it's not, it just hurts, and it needs to be expressed, you need to hear it, and it's not whining because it's true. I bleed, I cry, and die for you, I defecate my pain for you but you'll never know, because you are you and I am me and I am cursed and in love with you, and with myself, and with everyone and with Earth and nature and my pain and my struggling-struggling- to breathe, to think, to be understood and accepted, (do I want that?) Is that possible, not just for me, but for everyone, they're all irrelevent, you are irrelevent. Do you understand? You mean nothing to me, nothing, you are the pain I defficate, I need your acceptance. Please love me. Love me, love me and be gone, go, go away I don't have time for you, there's no time, no time, I have a lifetime to figure all this out, but just one life, that's it just one. And it'll end- it'll end with the stars, and I'll be one of them, a giant, and you'll look to me with your telescope, shining beyond the sky, but you'll never reach me. I'm a star, I'm untouchable, I'm special, different, I'm superior and inferior, important and useless, I'm in my head I'm in your way and you will look at me and you will reach out and you'll see that I'm a ghost, I'm a mirage, a dream, I'm everything you think and feel and want and love and hate. I'm emo.

I consider myself a true emo. I myself, unlike all you narrow-minded idiots can appreciate the true definition! I believe a true emo is one who doesn't uphold the stereotypical image or even anything else. Like most things it comes from the music. If "emo" was taken as literally as it is, then fucking everything and anyone is an emo! Emo in it's truest sense comes from the emotive hardcore music. I am about the music. So stop generalizing and being so narrow-minded, we are all individuals. (Maybe except the conformists of the sub-cultures.)

a subculture to which non-conformists conform

a term that has 68 pages on urbandictionary.com emo is actually just a genre if a kid gets a flippy haircut and tight pants and some converse and slits their wrists and enjoys listening to fueled by ramen bands in the dark then ok then! give that kid a gold star cuz he has a wacked up brain. speaking of star they are probaly jefree star fans and "support" his existence now isnt that poser-ific?

A person who's either had a hard life, wants attention, hates life, has had a bad experience in life and only knows how to handle it through poetry and music..Sometimes cutting but that's not ALL emo's. Take it from me. All yu haters can s.C.rew yurselves yall are just jealous IDK why but it seems that most Emo's tend to either be bi, lesbian or gay...though a lot are straight too deff not discriminating against yu straighters. Emo is a style of music, mind, life and most people grow out of it by age like...27-32... PS. DON'T JUDGE EMO'S BECAUSE OF HOW THEY LOOK OR ACT. WE'RE NOT CRYBABIES WE'RE MORE INTACT WITH OURSELVES AND AREN'T AFRAID TO SHOW IT. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THAT THEN YOU SHOULD BE GETTING OVER YOURSELVES. WE ARE WHO WE ARE. YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO CHANGE THAT.

a personality disorder affecting adolescents.... emo arising from 'emoticon'

people who want attention so they cut themselves and act like there gonna kill themselves even though 99% probaly have perfect lives

emo is an abbreviation not for the word 'emotional' but 'emotive'. Emotive music is a sub-genre of rock popular among middle class teenagers with emotional difficulties. Normally the vocalist does not in fact sing, he/she whines instead. A lot of emo fans do in fact like other rock sub-genres, however these do not directly address their emotional difficulties. Being an emo fan is a bit like going to an alcoholics anonymous class-you just go to a gig, cry/worry etc, find another person in the same boat, tell them everything will be alright, they tell you everything will work out fine, you get reassured then you stop crying/worrying and the gig ends. The names of emo bands more often than not say it all.

Middleclass white kids that have never experienced anything bad and listen to shitty music which is played on completely detuned ,often electric,instruments by people that do not know how to play and in which some castrato(motherfucker)while the same is crying.Surprisingly people with naturally growing black hair rarly turn emo.Emos pretend to like Punk and Metal but always despise Quality Punk,Metal or other music.Pften dye their hair black,usually with a cheap colloring.Guys wear weomans clothes that are 20 or so sizes to tight and torn vans.Girls wear stuff to make them look like(dykes).Constantly cry piss moan cut or hurt themselves or write self declared so `poams`.Hang around together and proclaim themselves `Groups of Individualists,people that claim nobody is like they are,eventhough they are all the same and are becoming a mainstream `culture`.Seek attetion,which they get,though usually negative attention,and say that this is not because they are emos,but because the world is unfair.YOU DONT GET FUCKING ANYWHERE IF YOU DONT WORK FOR IT:Emos never work and regularly fuck up in school.not everyone who says he or she is emo really is.On the other side 99.999 who says he or she is not emo really is not,since no normal person wants to be scum.When picked on they neverchange their attitude but keep pretending to feel bad.So if they want to feel bad,lets help them and give them a reason to feel like shit!

1. Shit fashion. 2. A guy/gal who slices themself for unknown reasons. 3. A pussy version of a Goth.

(EA-moh), noun. 1) A subculture consisting of mostly suburban and small town upper-middle class teenagers who don't have any admirable qualities whatsoever, so rather than learn how to do something worthwhile, they try to pawn off being a whiney insecure little bitch as being cool. 2) As above, but alternately a whiney upper-middle class teenager who has never once had a really worrisome problem in their life, so they blow all their tiny little gripes WAY out of proportion in order to try and seem more normal. 3) A whiney, pathologically lying upper-middle class teenager who makes up fake problems to try and horde attention from would-be sympathizers. 4) Someone who for some sick reason idolizes whiney insecure upper-middle class teenagers, and attempts to be like them even though they are not. Some of these have even had a real problem here or there, which they make a point to dwell on as if it was the end of the world. 5) Someone who attempts to recategorize decent music from the past to a new category, in hopes of somehow ligitimizing their bullshit "subculture". 6) A ska kid who stopped taking their happy pills; or a scenehopping ska poser who "never liked ska dude, ska sucks.", because they aren't cool enough to have a real personality of their own. 7) A melodramatic upper-middle class teenager who falsely believes that anyone will in fact give a damn if they kill themselves, but is too much of a chickenshit to actually go through with it, so instead they turn it into a fashion statement. 8) A very horny, desperate teenage guy who thinks acting like a chick will get chicks, but gets pulled too far in to escape before they realize that chicks that dig guys dig confident guys, not insecure girlish guys. Insecure girlish guys are the ones they tell their problems to because they don't have to worry about getting hit on by them.

Emo is often confused with Emotional Sensitivity, and is more often linked to boys then girls, because of the so very 'unmanly' manner in which an emo boy acts. Male emotional senstivity is a guy who does not feel the urge to be a macho pea-brained asshole whos only emotion is arrogance and violent anger. A sensitive male realizes that guys can cry, and say the word 'beautiful'. They can also like flowers and admit that there are other guys out there that are hot, and do lots of other 'gay' things while completely content with their heterosexuality. (an interesting thing about this is that it is quite ok for girls to sit on each other's lap and hug and go to the washroom together etc etc and not be considered homosexual, but if a guy strikes up a random conversation on the bus with another guy, he's a faggot.) This being said, an EMO (short for emotional) is someone (guy or girl) who has taken the dark, evil, brooding, shadowy and mysterious genre that goes by the name of goth, and mutilated it into a subculture of whiney sniveling teenagers. An emo is someone who dresses very similar to a goth, wearing makeup and black clothes, but is easily defined often by the lopsided swooping haircut that causes them to be half blind all the time. A goth makes you uncomfortable standing next to them on a long bus ride, and if done right are dark and creepy and cool looking. Take the band Type O Negative, for example. View Pic: (urbandic seems to add random spaces so check before pasting into browser and remove any you see) www.geneticdisorder.net/Rock%20On %20Web%20Photos/typeonegative.jpg Emos most of the time have a look of eternal sorrow pasted on their face, and spend their time whining because life is so tragically devestating and heartwrenching. They cry and snivel and cut themselves to gain attention, as opposed to the noble masochistic origin of the hobby. When you see an emo you will want to puke because of how synthetically pretty and childish they look, and then drop kick them. Emos have ruined the very normal practice that is talking about emotionally hard times to someone close. "How are you today?" 'Well, to be honest, I feel really lonely. I sit at home more than I'd like and don't really have (m)any friends. *shrugs apathetically*' "zOMG... Don't be so emo..." '...You asked how I was. I am telling you honestly how I am feeling.' "EMO. Cry me a river... *emo tear*" This video will familiarize you instantly to what an emo is, if you are still confused in any way: (again, remove any spaces) http://youtube.com/watch?v=JMvMzQ4Vu-8

A bunch of whiny, white, middle class teenagers. Can go on a week long emotional rollercoaster just because someone finished all the Coco Pops. Emos normally tend to have a lot of msn/myspace friends. Do not be alarmed, it is not because theyre well liked, actually, emos manifest with other emos which creates this large whiny group of teenagers. Emos have long, greasy, unwashed hair, which is required to cover at least 2/3 of the face. Emo music is commonly known as soft-cock punk, often containing seemingly-castrated emos singing in whiny high-pitched voices. Found in corners, normally crying, the male emo attracts the female emo by either writing a soft-cock emo song containing droning guitar riffs or striking a conversation on how much life sucks. Characterised by the movement of their heads, as every 2 meters they walk they swing their heads in an attempt to stop their greasy hair sticking to their face. If an emo is contemplating suicide by cutting his/her wrists, remember to remind him/her, it's down the road, not across the street. Preferred killing method is disemowelment, do not decapitate, theyre just like roaches. Preferred bait for emos are iPods or Chucks signed by Fallout Boy. It is really very satisfying to punch an emo, try it some time. If you ever see an emo walking the street, be sure to run him/her down with your car. The fewer the better.

Emo, short for Emotional. Pretty much your definition right there. A whole bunch of sorrow filled people, who listen to downtrodden music which lyrics usually consist of groans and moans of past relationships that went wrong and they take there pain to the extreme. Typically "cutters" or, people who cut themselves when they are upset to release their emotional pain (which is very unhealthy by the way.) Majority of Emo's are homo/bi-sexual. Usually "Punks" do not get along with them. ("Indie sux, hard-line sux, EMO SUX, you suck!"-Antiflag)

emo is just a cruel label. im considered to be an emo but my mates (yes, emos can have friends) dont care. they accept me for who i am not what other people call me. one of my friends is blonde but we're awesome mates. anyways its better than being a stuck up robot that cant trust their so-called friends. and you can listen to screamo without people thinking your weird. its actually quite relaxing.

Usually wearing tight black skinny jeans, skinny tshirts or band tshirts,studded belts,converse style shoes, usually has dyed black/brown straight hair, wears lots of jewellrey sweatbands/bangles to cover up cut wrists, will cut themselves, be depressed most of the time, shy, hates themselves, want to kill themselves, listens to my chemical romance, panic! at the disco, taking back sunday, lostprophets, 30 seconds to mars, funeral for a friend etc. basically me!

Stupid fuckers that cut themselves and listen to shit music. Usually they cut themselves because they have "problems", like "my boy/girlfriend broke up with me", or "i cant go to the *generic emo-band* concert because i need to go to my grandmothers funeral!" and shit like that. EMO CUTTERS DONT HAVE ANY REAL PROBLEMS!! People with real problems dont resort to cutting, they know how do deal with it, or at least know to get help. Emo kids just mope and whine all day and have to be bisexual and wear girl pants because i guess having balls is too much extra weight for them to carry along with the rest of their crappy lives.

extreme emo-ness. some one who displays great powers of being weird and sentimental about everything. i.e. chick flicks and funny clothing styles

A subculture that has turned to posers recently who call themselves emo True "emos" actually are sensitive and caring but usually arent happy with life because of something wrong inside or somthing wrong at home.To them the name is Derogitory. Anyone who actually calls themself or names their music emo are posers who are attentionwhores so they follow trends and act "emo" dress "emo" and only hang around "emos"

Emo=gay. Prove me wrong emos, prove me wrong. If you can't, or don't want to, go cut yourself. You know you want to, I hear emos find it fun. Remember kiddies, suicide is funny to a point, so grow up, get out of your sister's pants and grow some balls.

ok i'm fucking sick of all these anti emo shit bags and emo posers so let make a few things clear. emo means emotional. they listen to emotional music such as hawthonre heights, the used and my chemical romance. not all emos slit there wrists, you can cry without self mutilation! as i just said emo's often cry because they don't want to conform to the steriotypical male who shows no emotion besides anger. emo's often write poetry or entrys in there diary. emo fashion tends to focus around long hair cut in a fringe which covers one eye, tight clothes and make-up in particular eyeliner regardless of sex. emo's aren't all posers who put there pictures in the dictionary (not that I mind because most of them are hot!) and the're not a cheap imitation of goth. some emo's are bisexual but then again so are some normal people it doesn't define who you are. EMO'S CAN BE WHOEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT TO BE AND SHOULDN'T BE PERSECUTED BECAUSE OF THERE WAY OF LIFE!!!

A large subculture usually made up of Caucasian teens creating drama where there is none. And If there is some, or something terrible has happened, they end up thinking it's a huge problem. this usually ends up with them cutting themselves on the arm, leg, penis, clit whatever. Then if this doesn't help solve anything they will perceive they don't matter and will then change their appearance. Usually all black or wierd clothing. (Large baggy pants that can be mistaken for skirts. If this doesn't help they then they think since no one has noticed the change that they mean nothing to the world. They then go one to think they have no friends and go and kill themselves. (either slashing of wrists, runs, drugs, hangings, etc

People who are overly depressed over the littlest things. The ones who can't suck it up like the rest of us. Attention seekers.

Any Hot Guy With Long Hair That Covers One Of Their Eyes. Or A Girl That Takes Menstrating Too Far...

EMO. How to explain? It's not an insult or something to be proud of. EMO is just another label that some person made up to use on them selves so they could be ''original'' Dosnt it have to do with something in the 90's about a type of rock? Emotive Hardcore. Or something like that. In the early 90s there was a movement in the hardcore genre that came to be known as "Emotive Hardcore," spearheaded by Rites Of Spring. Harder-core-than-thou kids, who swore by Dischord Records a la Minor Threat, actually coined the term "Emo" as something of a put-down for the kids who really liked Rites Of Spring, Indian Summer and this new wave of "Emotive" Hardcore bands. That's right, "Emo" was once not something kids called themselves. The field exploded outwards from there - Level-Plane Records has always been the most famous Emo label. Acts like Yaphet Kotto, I Hate Myself, Saetia, Hot Cross, A Day In Black And White, Funeral Diner, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You, You And I, and hosts of others came in the next decade. Most emo bands have since broken up, but there's still the occasional hold-out (again, the majority of Level-Plane Records' roster has been a procession of emo acts). Like most DIY hardcore/punk of the time, a majority found its way onto vinyl and not much else. Some people consider bands like Fugazi, and later Sunny Day Real Estate, a progression of emo, but personally, I don't quite follow that philosophy. Things that are NOT emo; -My Chemical Romance =nor is it gothic or punk or demonic= -The Gap =Preps also shop there= -Skater shoes =Okay, leave thoes to the SKATERS= -Saying ''I feel emo today.'' ''I'm so emo, i make flowers cry'' ''I hate my life.'' '' I cut becuase I'm emo and depressed'' -Anti-depressants =okay, leave them to the ACTUALLY deppressed people. now wonder drugs are so expensive.= - Having 1 million my space pix =Okay, no body needs to see your hair and mouth that many times=

People that think jumping off a cliff is a hobby.

a type of rock or hard rock with more emotional or complex lyrics. An example of bands that could be considered emo to some people are Fall out boy, My chemical romance, Panic! at the disco, or Green day. A common misconception about emos is that they cut themselves or harm themselves in a way.

"Emo" is another word for "faggot" in which angsty teens dress up in black and pretend to have it bad while they live in their nice surburban home in a gated community so they can generate attention. Beyond contrary belief, emos come in two colors: white and pale. Each having to do with how long one is an emo.

A subculture which started out as a music genre with influences from the punk/alternative scene of Washington D.C. in the late 1980s. In recent years, it has expanded to become an entire subculture. Originally, followers of the emo subculture were kids who didn't fit into the mainstream and considered themselves to be non-conformists. Sadly, however, the emo label has become so popular that nowadays most emos are kids who grew up living life exactly the same as every other fucking kid, and now they have decided to go emo, simply because it is what every other kid is doing. However, some emo kids are those who turned emo before it became the mainstream, and these are the true non-conformists.

an emo is a worthless piece of shit that needs to die their daily life consists of stressing over what way their fringes look like and worrying about their weight they are vain fucks they look like shit anyway

an emo IS NOT as some people seem to think a cross between a punk/skater/goth. they are their own person! some people seem to think they are emos because of the clothes they where but that is not true. and emo is someone who wheres that certain type of clothing, listens to a certain type of music which is of a soft rock genre and are often depressed , make their lives out to be really bad and horrible and often self-harm. although i must make this clear! it is not only emos who self harm anyone can do it and be suicidal! ANYONE! just because u r depressed it dusnt make u an emo!

Known to have spikey hair, thick eyeliner, wears vans or conerse shoes, and skinny jeans. always depressed and cuts themseles.

1) For whatever reason, a highly controversial word in youth culture and popular culture circles. Probably the definition that can be the most agreed upon is that side of post-hardcore which is melodic and accessible enough for mainstream pop audiences to enjoy. It should be taken into account that most bands who play this type of music are divorced from the art punk tendencies of many of the pioneering post-hardcore bands from the 1980s and 1990s. 2) "Emo" can also refer to the youth subculture that is centered around the particular niche of post-hardcore described in definition 1, which, much like the punk, goth, and hippie subcultures that preceded it, is identifiable by a particular fashion sense (in this case often straight, dyed black hair combed to one side to the point of being asymmetrical in appearance, also horn-rimmed or rectangular eyewear). Unlike the punk and hippie subcultures, at least, there are really no identifiable political or ideological concerns of the Emo subculture, and it is primarily defined by music purchasing habits and outward appearance. However, many members of the Emo subculture, often referred to as emo kids, are often seen as suicidal or suffering from other psychological problems, regardless of whether or not they actually are. 3) Archaically at least to some degree, "emo" is sometimes used to describe nearly all post-hardcore, particularly that which derives stylistically from the sounds pioneered by a number of bands from Washington DC and Maryland in the mid-to-late 1980s. It should be noted, though, that "emo" (then "emocore") was a derogatory term applied to the earliest of these bands by their detractors.

See pussy A person who thinks their life sucks and instead of dealing with it like normal people they wear black and become pessimists and think very depressing thoughts. It usually occurs in naive adolescents. When they graduate High School, this wears off and emo adults are very rare.

It's like goth, but for pussies.

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.

a horrible trend involving kids who feel sorry for themselves. the music is best described as crying to a beat. all emos are depressed wrist-cutters who say they are bi, even tho they are straight, because they think it makes them cool

A SUB-CULTURE OF Punk More emosonal than most other types of music and way cooler than inde EMOS have the wrold bang 2 rights and i hate pepole who think thre bater than emos becuse thay r not emo

Emo is the life style of young and depressed individual... Some people say that emo is a gay thing but it is just a life style so for all you Fucking ass holes who are hating on us emos go get eaten by a fucking cat... The only reason people hate emo is because they just don't understand what we go through...

An emo is not someone that whines about there life and tries to kill themselves . Not all emos cut themselves and of course some of them may do but anyone can self harm. Like everything emo is a style just like goth and chav and they all have there stereotypes.

Metrosexual individual who hangs around Michael's store to buy arts and crafts to show they are in touch with their emotions and creative side to the opposite sex.

People who cry and cut themselves alot. Gay little boys with girl pants and tight shirts. Basically people who are extremely over-emotional and usually very immature. They listen to Hawthorne Heights and My Chemical Romance. All in all, they are stupid people.

Okay. Look fucktards. Emo is short for emotional. Everybody is Emo. It's typically pointed at kids, mainly ranging in age from 13-22 because of hormone imbalances, who act "emo"tional and wear dark colors because they were individualized. So, now they think they are supposed to act that way. Good job judgmental assholes. It's your fault "emo's" cut and wear dark color. You don't like it? QUIT FUCKING SAYING STUPID SHIT TO THEM, DUMBFUCKS! How retarded are you? Realleh? Seriousleh? You want to get all mad at the "emo's" for acting like they do when it's your fault they're like that! That's stupid.

seeing as there is much bullshit around about emo being angst ridden teens and melodramitc singers whining about relationships. Yet i have many emo Cds that have only 1 relationship song. Emo means emotive hardcore, not emotional. Its a genre of music, not a style. When kids call themselves emo. yes it is fake, and they are following a trend. But the music itself can also by called Post-hardcore. Emo music is ebout emotion but every song in the world has an emotion. Emo does it in a harder kind of way opposing the crappy sound of rap and bubblegum pop

here are the MAIN steps to being an emo be Mad at youself for cutting yourself for being mad at yourself Always listen to gay annoying music and hang out with chicks and never ever sleep with any of them Insist on wearing makeup and flipping your neck even though there is so much grease in your died black hair that even wolverine claws would break if they came into contact with it Never get laid with women and Never ever wear any colors other than black unless its something gay like a scarf or girls belts that are never needed because you tight pants are already cutting of the circulation to you legs.

First off I would like to say emo is not emotional... it's something like emoite or something like that... a genre of music NOT like goth or sad or pansy stuff But, since the word has now come to mean that I will define the NEW term. Emo is an adjective meaning goth but much less cool and more unnecessary hatefulness to yourself. Ways to be emo: 1. Have an awesome life but make it seem like it sucks just so you can make people feel sorry for you. (sadly the next one is how my idiot of a friend got turne) 2. Even though they know there life is great said to themselves one day, "Emo is so cool! I wanna do it to!" And thus the cycle begins.... 3. Actually have a sucky life but are to much of a pansy to do anything about it. 4. Just love hurting them selfs because they're retarded. Once they start it happens like this, First they just wallowing in self pity until they finally brake and throw a sissy fit saying "You don't know anything about me or my bad life!" Cry. (pansy) Cut. (because there idiots... {non-wannabe: to mask the pain of there life with real pain}) finally at some point in there life {before they graduate collage) They either kill them selfs or realize how stupid they look and change there ways...

Someone who dresses a certain way (you know the emo look) to maintain a stereotype. People SHOULD be able to wear skinny legs and loads of eyeliner etc. without it being emo or posery, but now they cant because no one cant tell the difference between people who like tight jeans etc. and someone who wears them soley for a look. My advice, sacrifice wearing tight jeans etc., they dont look good anyway. If possible try to create your own look, or not even a look, just be a person with clothes on, FUCK what people think. "Fuck what people think? Your saying to not wear certain things so people wont have an opinion. Thats what YOU think. Are you not a person?" I hear you say? Well if you dont care what people think you wont TRY to wear emo things and believe your unique. Having THAT hairstyle and being 'emotional' doesnt make you unique people. If you are trying to do that you are only getting sucked into this whirlpool of bullshit

Pretty much a watered-down version of Goth. They wallow in self-pity, and overreact over everything. They tend to wear tight-fitted pants, scarves, eyeliner(yes, even if they're guys)and they flip their hair to cover up half of they're face. The guys look like girls, and the girls look like guys.

A genre of music meaning "Emotional" that has recently turned into a style. The style consists of darker colors, band tees, razored, straight hairstyles, heavy eyeliner, converse/vans/osiris' and ripped jeans. A teenager labeled "emo" is not the same as one labeled "scene." Scene is a brightly colored- teased hair- 80's sort of style. Cutting is a common misconception of the emo style. Cutting comes along with depression, not a style. There are those who cut for attention or think they have to in order to be emo (which is not true.) It is considered offensive to those who cut for medical reasons when it's made fun of relating to emo kids. The music listened to by a typical emo kid is usually metal-/death-/crabcore, "screamo," post-hardcore and punk rock. It's not uncommon to find cute bands and singers like Stephen Jerzak or Owl City scattered between the metal bands on their iPods, and maybe even some Kid Cudi or Lil Wayne.

Emo meaning emotional is a new craze across the young 'uns! emos can be spotted by a greasy fringe, skinny jeans, hoodies and a general grunting distain for those around them. Emo gangs try to act depressed and generally buy a copy of marilyn mansuns greatest hits. They pretend to know everything about punk and rock (even though most of them weren't born when kurt cobain died)they wear t-shirts saying 'kurt cobain died for us' which in short is a pretencious pile of wank that's spread across our society! Don't get me wrong I appreciate that everybody has problems, and i am by no means a chav... (they're all scum and should be shot!)... but come on people. We are british, we do not parade around showing our emotions and slitting our wrists and acting depressed. We as a nation are supposed to have the stiff upper lip and generally repressed attitude to our feelings!

Emos are people that shop at hot topic, cut their selfs an talk about suicide because they don't have shit in life to be depressed enough to, or have big enough balls to really kill their selfs. OR, Goths that find life easier to buy clothes with chains an straps already attached while still claiming to be a goth, they are just a subclass added to the hot topic scene. OR, Punks, pretty much like hot topic goths

A derogatory label used to describe a population of teens that choose to explore and celebrate the dark side of life. However , after such great bands as My Chemical Romance and Escape The Fate share the same trait, the word has backfired. Lately many teens strive to act of be emo, by forcing themselves to listen to Taking Back Sunday, dressing in black, and acting depressed. Over 90% of emo teenagers are posers.

Emo is a style of music. If you listen to emo music, then you are emo. Most people misunderstand what emo really is. Most people think that if someone wears a lot of black, has diagnal bangs, black nail polish, black hair, tight clothes, cut themselves, heavy make-up, and seem to never smile... theyre wrong!

EMO: a Corprate Fad. Poser Punk. Rich spoiled kids who wear girl pants. True punks bet them up because EMOs are so dumb.

a way of life that is either often rejected or misinterpreted. those that are emo will never admit to actually being emo because then that would be another form of conforming to a meaningless consumer driven life. emos are driven in a meaningless life but they do not allow themselves to become consumed in materialistic items. they are vampires to society, never will they accepted. nor do they wish to be. they view life as constantly shitting on them and personally i agree. life does always find its little ways of making those humble suffer enernally

A white, middle class person that hates life because everyone else does and thinks it's cool to not conform to society, even though they're all conforming to other emos. #2 Waste of space on society, wasting electricity for their constant myspace sessions and running up hospital bills for when they cut themselves. #3 Listen to screamo metal such as my chemical romance and bullet for my valentine then quote pointless lyrics for their myspace name for people to realise just how much their life sucks.

Originally a music movement in Washington D.C. combining punk with even faster guitar riffs and screaming, with bands like Rites of Spring and Embrace, emo, or "emocore", became popular on the west coast as well. Most emo bands of this time for breaking guitars on stage, screaming out lyrics, and doing anything else that got people's attention. Basically Jimmy Urine, on crack. Emo's second wave was hit up with a softer more melodic sound with more riffs and songs that were all incredibly long. This came to be with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker (which later become Jets to Brazil), and Texas is the Reason. Emo went mainstream and got more people's attention with more popular bands today. These bands include Dashboard Confessional and Phantom Planet. Nowadays, it is incredibly hard to know what true emo is as most people think that popular bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, and My Chemical Romance are emo. However, all of these bands have denied such claims. "emo is bullshit, we're the next Radiohead" -Brendon Urie (lead singer for Panic at the Disco). Emo is now often associated with Screamo. However, this is typically untrue. Hawthorne Heights is under much debate and can be seen as somewhat emo. With songs like Niki FM which follow a second wave emo pattern. Some bands that are NOT emo include: Senses Fail Bullet for My Valentine Aiden Hopes Die Last Alexisonfire Underoath From First to Last The Used The original style of emo was simply whatever you could find at your local thrift store. Combining the style of your grandpa, with that of a nerd. There are many more but these are just a few bands that many believe to be emo. Sorry to all the 13 year old girls who actually thought they were truly emo.

You can tell emo kids because they never refer to themselves as emo. they're always 'scene' or something like that. They'll try to talk to you about how emo is the incorrect classification of their culture. They whine and moan about the true origins of emo, etc... This is a dead give away for an emo. Other than that they're really the same as gothics, hardcores, punks or whatever misguided angst filled teenagers filled with hate are calling themselves now. there are no black emos. period.

In a nut shell... Emo (the style) consists of a group of people who are very musically unrefined--like to listen to choppy, cheap, bands that haven't been signed yet. They wear dark, skinny clothes and in general immediately look nonconforming on site. emo (music) sometimes refers to the music that emos (style) listen to, but not always. Emo music consists of lyrics based off of lost girlfriends and how much one's life sucks. The singing is usually equivalent to semi-acceptable karaoke.

an emo is not the tight jeans,black nails etc,it is the cutting of the rist and the sticking of the needle in the lip and the ploting of the suicide

Originally an arty outgrowth of hardcore punk, emo became an important force in underground rock by the late '90s, appealing to modern-day punks and indie-rockers alike. Some emo leans toward the progressive side, full of complex guitar work, unorthodox song structures, arty noise, and extreme dynamic shifts; some emo is much closer to punk-pop, though it's a bit more intricate. Emo lyrics are deeply personal, usually either free-associative poetry or intimate confessionals. Though it's far less macho, emo is a direct descendant of hardcore's preoccupations with authenticity and anti-commercialism; it grew out of the conviction that commercially oriented music was too artificial and calculated to express any genuine emotion. Because the emo ideal is authentic, deeply felt emotion that defies rational analysis, the style can be prone to excess in its quest for ever-bigger peaks and releases. But at its best, emo has a sweeping power that manages to be visceral, challenging, and intimate all at once. The groundwork for emo was laid by Hüsker Dü's 1984 landmark Zen Arcade, which made it possible for hardcore bands to tackle more personal subject matter and write more tuneful and technically demanding songs. Emo emerged in Washington, D.C. not long after, amidst the remnants of the hardcore scene that had produced Minor Threat and Bad Brains. The term "emo" (sometimes lengthened to "emocore") was initially used to describe hardcore bands who favored expressive vocals over the typical barking rants; the first true emo band was Rites of Spring, followed by ex-Minor Threat singer Ian MacKaye's short-lived Embrace. MacKaye's Dischord label became the center for D.C.'s growing emo scene, releasing work by Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, Nation of Ulysses, and MacKaye's collaboration with members of Rites of Spring, Fugazi. Fugazi became the definitive early emo band, crossing over to alternative rock listeners and getting press for their uncompromisingly anti-commercial attitudes. Aside from the Dischord stable, most early emo was deeply underground, recorded by extremely short-lived bands and released on vinyl in small quantities by small labels; some vocalists literally wept onstage during song climaxes, earning derision from hardcore purists. Fugazi notwithstanding, emo didn't really break out of obscurity until the mid-'90s emergence of Sunny Day Real Estate, whose early work defined the style in the minds of many. Tempering Fugazi's gnarled guitar webs with Seattle grunge, straight-up prog-rock, and crooned vocals, SDRE launched a thousand imitators who connected with their dramatic melodies and introspective mysticism. Some of this new generation connected equally with the wry, geeky introspection and catchy punk-pop of Weezer's Pinkerton album. While several artists continued to build on Fugazi's innovations (including Quicksand and Drive Like Jehu), most '90s emo bands borrowed from some combination of Fugazi, Sunny Day Real Estate, and Weezer. Groups like the Promise Ring, the Get Up Kids, Braid, Texas Is the Reason, Jimmy Eat World, Joan of Arc, and Jets to Brazil earned substantial followings in the indie-rock world, making emo one of the more popular underground rock styles at the turn of the millennium.

originated from the genre punk, thought nothing like it. styles would be tight jeans. tight shirts, manly band t's. some "emo" music can be depressing, but mostly emotional. A style based on romance.

1. Noun; a 'emo' person, (steriotype), likes heavy metal bands. Wears studs & skinny jeans with band shirts. Likes dark makeup & always feel appathetic. Writes poety & sometimes feels like tarcos. (although this varies from emo to emo) 2. Verb; to be 'emo'. The act of cutting ones self for attention or to make them 'feel better'. 3. Adjective; A genre of music, short for emotional. Said to discribe music that reaches out to ones emotions.

People who pride themselves on standing out from the crowd and non-conformity, when in actuality they have become the crowd and the conformity. Also they are penismongers.

its over. way over. but something else is bound to come a long to fill that gap

EMO doesn't stand for anything, and it isn't anyone in particular, nor is it a group of people. It once was, as many people have already stated, a genre of music, now it is used to refer to those people who don't fit into the categories we have created. just because we do not understand one person does not mean we have to class them then throw away any last remaining thoughts of them. one day we should approach one and ask whether they are okay, maybe you'll be pleasantly suprised by the lack of stereotypical comments in their reply. Some people have been through hard times, some people don't know HOW to cope with what is happening to them, why don't we, instead of shunning them, help them and then maybe there won't be any need for this utterly pointless category. Cutting-isn't necessarily a characteristic of "EMOhood", its a phase of life, and sometimes an outlet of frustration and pain. would you prefer them to take their anger out on others?

Usually jealous teens who cut themselves and complain about how shitty their life is, when really, all they want is attention. People who cant fit in with the outgoing kids and despise preps. Most of them have fun by getting high or drunk because they dont know how to do anything else with their lives. These kids usually cloth themselves in black and ripped up skinny jeans and cake there eyes with black liner. Do not ever befriend an emo for they will do nothing but bring down your mood and drag you with them through their shitty lives.

Emo is a short term for emotional

A style of music relating to mostly underground bands, or music not popular to the self proclaimed 'in crowd'. Common listeners follow trends set by the lead singers of these bands, including skinny jeans, horn-rimmed glasses and band t-shirts. Incredibly false accusations of the term 'emo' include the opinions that people who listen to this style of music have mental disorders such as depression or bipolar depression, and that most all of them SI, or self injure, meaning they cut themselves. Bands who produce 'emo' music include Fall Out Boy, Flyleaf, Suicide Silence, Bring Me The Horizon and several other bands listed under the categories of 'screamo' or 'punk'. People often think the teens who listen to this music mimick the lyrics to the songs, which created the steryotyp that anyone wearing skinny jeans, horn rimmed glasses, black skin tight tops or have the 'emo hairstyle' (layered and teased, mulitcolored) go along are instantly emo.

Okay you might hear alot of bad things about emos that isnt true. So here is the real definition to emo. Kids that may feel sad and or alone. If you heard the emo song thats all just a bad strioetype. Emo isnt like goth. Emo isnt a cult. Emo started out as a type of music and developed into a style. Emo is short for emotional. And next time you see an emo dont judge them right away get to know them first. If your child is emo. Leave it alone it may be a phase and they WILL grow out of it. Though it take a while support them and it will be be okay.

The EMO, a cross between an emu and a dodo, is a an awkward bird like creature near extinction found solely off the coast of Ireland.

While little known, 'emo' is short for emotional. One can be emo, while portraying /any/ emotion, though the word is usually not used to represent any other emotion than sadness; agony; mental pain. This word generally comes with a negative connotation, especially when someone is labeled it by outstanding parties, rather than claiming it for his or her self. A harsh definition of an emo person is someone who cuts his or her body, out of desperation. While people do this on occasion, most of them are likely only looking for attention in the form of scars marking up their bodies. A truly emo person would not want anyone to know about his or her negative thoughts. One who claims to be emo likely listens to music that portrays these dark emotions through its lyrics and sometimes instrumentation. 'Emo' can also be used to describe this type of music. An example of an emo, or emo-influenced, band is Hawthorne Heights.

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Emo. A sub culture of well off, white, middle class, suburbanite, teenage/twentysomethings, that don't have any real cause for stress in their lives. As this is seen as unacceptable in societies where self proclaimed victimization is seen as a cause and excuse for any possible act. Emo's hence resort to bemoaning their predicment (Otherwise known as emotional masterbation), when 95% of the worlds poulation would quite gladly kill them for what these little twats have handed to them. They also find/express their individuality by dressing and acting like all the other twats which call themselves emo.

A term used when describing someone who listens to the genre of music and/or genres such as rock and metal, wears mostly black and other dark colors, has hair that can easily be mistaken as "Bieber hair," is assumed to cut themselves, want to kill themselves, and/or is depressed (which they probably are but thats nothing to make fun of). They're horribly mistreated and judged just because of what they wear, the kind of music they listen to, and the way the portray themselves to be.

1. noun-A person that exhibits a lack of emotional control, particularly a teenager. 2. verb- The act of being emotionally out of control. 3. adjective- Being overly sensitive.

a small flightless bird from the darkest corners of hot topic. Standing at just below 3 feet, the cry of the emo sounds suspiciously similar to My chemical romance songs. local orithologists believe the reason they are flightless dates back to ancient fossils of emos found with scarred wings, suggesting that they used their claws, which resemble, and still do, razorblades to cut at their wings...even the bones believed to have been the legs were found to be equally as scarred. rare is it to see an emo out during the day. several teenagers around the world have adapted the depressing plumage into their everyday clothing, as if making the emo their mascot

A self absorbed, whiney Goth on estrogen suplements.

1.Short for emotional 2. A very secretive and odd group of children/teens/young adults who wish all the fake emo kids would grow up and/or jump off a cliff.

A popular style. Usually the people that are emo are teenager kids who want to be unique and different, but they're all the same.

n. 1. The generation of teenagers that missed out on the 90's grunge boom, and consequently were stuck with 00's soft punk (ex. Simple Plan, The Killers, and Fallout Boy) therefore losing all sense of self pride and taste in music. n. 2. The kid you see sitting in the corner of your school library with a guitar playing a soft melodic tune with dark hair, tight pants, and a hoody. He most likely has a razor of some sort on his person.

Drama queen, moody teenager style

Well, there are two types of emo. There are the people who really appreciate the style, then there are the people who try to act emo to be cool or something. These people who pretend to be emo are called posers, and have now ruined the name of being emo, and a lot of other things. No, emo people are not depressed. Depressed people have nothing to do with being emo.

A group of people who seem to have forgotten that children are starving to death in third world countries.

Some bitches that think they have a life of sadness when they waste almost 100 dollars on piercings and earings and the shitiest clothes qnd give themselves the ugliest hair cut in reality

More a lifestyle than a label. People who are usually depressed who can find no other way to deal with emotional pain than to cut. They cute their wrists, stomach, legs, anywhere they can reach sometimes. Emo's and Scene kids are confused often, having the same fashion sense, but Scene kids dont cut.

A young adult/teenager who cuts their wrists, arms, legs, etc. The true emos are the one's that actually do the cutting because they have a lot of things in their life that seem to go wrong, and they are not always just the people who wear skinny jeans, scarfs, black side swept hair.

Another dumb thing white people came up with

A type of music generally given as a 'Label' to someone..... Like srsly stop with the labels

Emotional person who feels strong emotions like happiness, sadness, etc. They do not cut themselves dispite what people think. Mainly like black white and neon colors.

A subculture in which you can see people wearing lots of black, ripped clothing with black hair, eyeliner, and piercings. They do not seem to care what other people think a lot of the time and wear lots of dark clothing. They generally have an aura of depressiveness and/or angst about them and can be antisocial all of the time or sometimes because of their nature or personal experiences in their past. Emo music is generally music that has an underlying message of hating oneself, or hating what they have become or talking about death, self harm, or other forms of pain. It is typically a bit softer than hard rock, but more hardcore than pop or easy listening rock. Emos also typically self harm themselves, mainly because they are of the mindset that they hate themselves. Obviously not every emo self harms, and not every emo self harms for that reason, but it is very common. An emo should NOT be mistaken as the same thing as a goth. Goths wear lots of vampirical dress, and are generally more interested in the evil, satanic sort of thing. Emos are upset at themselves or the world and are closed off, they aren't necessarily unfriendly though, lots of emos I know are very nice, but they are typically not the type to be all outgoing and bubbly.

Emo kids can generally be spotted and identified by their awful taste in clothing, music, and shitty haircuts. They are also known to hang out in small groups, known as a gaggle after the silly N. American fowl they often sound like. Thinking themselves to be original and artsy, they often try to form bands, which will die out in the next ten years just like every other trendy social niche ever has. The best, and most entertaining way to kill an emo, is to get them slightly buzzed, provide them with a sharp razor, and then berate them for hours on end. (i.e. describing in detail the lewd sexual acts you performed on their respective family members, favorite bands, or generally telling them how much they suck). They will usually respond by crying, trying to hit you and almost always failing, and eventually cutting themselves to ribbons, even after the blade has become dull from trying to penetrate the dense armor plated skull they all seem to have; through which no logic or creativity can possibly penetrate.

They hate life and they cut themselves. Most if not all of them are clinically depressed. They are ill and they need help. It's hard enough when everyone's making fun of their condition. The term just trivializes their real medical problem. Sure there are posers out there, but that doesn't make it alright to make fun of them. It's not that easy picking out the posers from the ill. You don't know everything that's going on in a person's life, therefore you have no right to make that kind of judgement on them. Show some compassion, you could be saving a life.

Emo, (AKA Emocutwristalotitis) People who have a physical disorder that makes them unable to smile, causes their tear ducts to uncontrollably water, tune their ears into a minor key and causes 45 degree angled black hair to sprout!

A moody melodramatic and upset teenager who wants attention but can never seem to get it. They will wear dark makeup and walk around looking like they've just been to a funeral and frequently meet up with other Emo's to discuss methods of suicide. They listen to dark weird almost satan cult type music to fuel their growing need for attention. Sometimes they are cutters who act like they tried a serious attempt to kill themselves when all they were doing was cutting.

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one who eats spiders n shit

Being emo doesn't mean being depressed, suicidal or hating the world. It just means that you're more passionate than most other people. The word itself comes from the word 'emotional' and is used to describe someone who feels more passionately than most other people do. All of us are emo at least some of the time.

an overused term that is used to represent someone who is depressed or acting moody

a gay teenager who thinks they are depressed

Emos officially suck. Why? 1 - They normally have well off lives, but tend to find small problems and pretend they're huge. 2 - Think they're not conformist, even though they look like all other emos (half the teen population >_>). 3 - They label themselves emo just to look cool to other kids, not because they like to. 4 - They act like they're so creative, but really they're just trying to show off how "deep" they are. PFF!!!

Listen, I just want to start out by saying, emo is not a way to get attention. Emo is not a brand of music. Emo is not skinny jeans and ripped converse. Emo is not dyed black hair covering the face. Emo is emotional. Emo people aren't doing it for attention (well real emos don't) they do it to see if anyone cares. If there is anyone who gives a crap about their life. If no one is there then they commit suicide. Emo is a way of dealing with problems. The pain of cuts distract the pain from the rest of the world as The blood washes it away. So the next time you call someone a poser or drama queen, think about what they are going through.

Noun/verb • Emo. A over sensitive kid who wears hoodies everyday, the same black ripped jeans, has cuts anywhere imaginable, can quote on quote “roast you from anywhere”. They’re mostly gays, bisexuals, and tranny’s. Some take jokes to far and then cry about it. They’re hard to be friends with. Also they hate everything and person around them. OH AND DONT FORGET THEIRSELVES. Oh boy they realllly hate theirselves. They blame other people for their problems. That’s all.

"emo" is short for emotional and does NOT mean you cut your self and hate your life, some emos may cut them selfs but if you had been through what they have been through you would to

I'm sick of people saying ALL Emo's are fake I don't think I am. An emo is somone who is supposed to be unique but unfortunately lots of supposed 'Emo's' totally f**ked that up the whole point of Emo is to be different not the same!!!

An emo is someone that is very EMOtional,Also might be depressed or suicidal but not all of them, their are many stereotypes on Emos aswell that are not always true , it is also a fashion style and music genre. Not all Emos cut themselves and they are not satanic weirdos as many people stereotype them to be.

What people think it is: self harm, depression and everything is black What it actually is: spinning around to your favorite song from My Chemical Romance, Green Day, or Taking Back Sunday till you fall over exhausted and ponder what you're doing with your life. You wear mostly dark colours, (not necessarily black), listen to emo, screamo, or punk bands. You don't have to cut either. If an emo does, that's for a completely different reason (unless they are a fake wannabe emo). They are like everyone else but they like their music to have meaning and they pay attention the darker sides of things, not just the ideal sides.

Eat Me Out

usualy a white thin teenager who wollows in self pity has jet black hair that covers one eye most girls find the hair attractive go out with the emo guy and dump him two days later because he complains to much

In the 1980s they were called "punk". Same thing as emo. Emo is not a new thing, but the word emo is new. If you know what "punks" were in the 80s and how they dressed and acted, well, that is what an emo is in 2011. Same thing different label.

Something that the people in the images aren't

There are two types of Emo people 1; Stupid people who think emo is the new 'thing' 2; People who don't have good control over their emotions but are still really fun to hang out with and yes, they do smile.

Someone who listens to rock/punk/alternative/emo music, which includes bands like Fall out boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the disco, three days grace and Green day. Emos normally express themselves through the way they dress E.g: Band t-shirts, skinny jeans, meanies, converses and dark clothing. Some emo stereotypes are: being un-sociable, being dramatic, being suicidal, being depressed and sad. However, these are STEREOTYPES and do not apply to all Emos.

A word heartless people use to either describe themselves (which may actually make them just attention whores) or people who are "controversial" in their beliefs(that makes the person using emo an idiot, a bigot, and a person whom we can only describe as a mini me of Donald trump, easily hated, could be even easier murdered)

A stereotype created for people who wear a lot of black, listen to My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Panic!At The Disco, shop in hot topic,dye their hair bold colors, and part their hair to the side.

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A person who has a lot of emotion and likely cries over issues that most people would shrug off. A person who can also be angry at many aspects of their life. Being a true emo person has absolutely NOTHING to do with clothing style, hair style, the people they associate with, or how they talk. You are not an 'emo' or acting 'emo' if you think that being an 'emo' means wearing black, having some multi-coloured or crazy hairstyle, cutting, talking about death, or wearing tight clothes ECT. In other words, a true emo could be viewed as a person who is overly sensitive on the sadness/happiness spectrum.

A metal fan. Nah I'm just kidding. Something that is wrongly used by non-metalheads to describe a metal fan. THERES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METALHEADS AND EMOS, PRICKS! It's also a subgenre of rock.

Emo Is A Person Who Like's To Be Emotional & Sometimes Cuts There Wrists. (Note: Not All Emo's Cut)

Emo is basically a more complex version of punk. It targets the feeling of the audience and originated in 1980. People like to take the mick out of emos coz apparently we are self harming idiots that like attention, this is not true because you don't have to hate yourself to be an emo. that is a load of rubbish....

band shirts, music composed of mostly techno and incoherent lyrics, dark mostly all black clothing, different hairstyles but none representing natural hair, i.e. dyed, cut, etc. and of course tattoos and piercings galore.

An edgy teen with a tiny peonis

An emotional person who is melancholic about his/her life. Sometimes it's because of being broken-hearted, depressed, pessimistic and also being so cynical.

basically means you listen to different punk bands, and (or) screamo, if thats what you like. It has nothing to do with cutting, but although some emo's include cutting because cutting is an emotional disorder where you feel relief in hurting yourself due to internal feelings, but caused externally. Most emos are very shy at first, but optimistic when you begin to get to know them, they are often judged because of what they wear. And to be honest, being emo is just a style. Just like preppy is a style, and grunge is a style. Alot of people tend to think lead singer of the band BLACK VEIL BRIDES andy biersack is emo, but he isn't...he just dresses that way. He's also reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sexy. But the whole stereotype thing started with fucking myspace, so......

A cheap rip off of Goths...

Often associated with gothic, but a fake cheap demeaning version. Something that annoys everyone that isnt emo. Something thick people take up to fit in, much like cigarettes. Started off as a music genre, went out of control. Someone who calls themself emo immediately degrades themself. A phase. Ruining the world. Has anyone noticed that you cant do anything without someone calling you emo? Like now if you dye your hair black, paint nails black, be alone for a while, dont smile often, or wear a bit more black than the average person, YOU ARE EMO. It is very frustrating for people who did these things BEFORE emo even became this epidemic, like me, because they put effort in to be something they are not, but i do it naturally and people think im trying to be emo. I get called emo all the time, but the people who call me it are stupid idiots that are only making the crisis worse. You know what? People call NAPOLEON DYNAMITE emo! THAT IS INSANE!!!!!! Like WTF?!?!?! Its napoleon dynamite for fuck sake! You know what else? The rolling stones got called emo! ACDC got called emo! Judas priest got called emo! Its so hard these days for people to tell whether someone is a tryhard emo poser or not. I HATE EMO. You should hate emo. It is destroying teenagers and uniquity. It cheapens everything. It demeans everything. Its so SIMPLE. Do you want to be SIMPLE? Do you want to be BORING? Do you want people to roll their eyes everytime you are mentioned? If not, then please resist from being emo. The only person that can stop it before it gets out of contol, is you. Think about it. **DEATH TO EMO**

Short for the word emotional. The word originated in the DC with the Band Rites Of Spring. The band called the fans emo because of the style of their music.Nowadays, people consider emo as a lable to people who are generally depressed and very romantic. Even though some people that are emo arent really depressed but enjoy the emo music and the clothing style. Most emos skateboard and shop at Hot Topic TM.Some emo bands are Taking back sunday, and dasboard confessional. If you wanna talk to a emo kid im this sn Xucantsavemex56.

This is a paper i wrote for the newspaper about what emo is: Omg! Did you see the singer of “Riding over a bloody river on broken wings”? I loved his makeup. It was like the caked on eyeliner effect is like really hot!! And his jeans. . .how can he fit into a size 0? I can’t even do that. These are commonly heard phrases from so-called “emo” kids. I’ll let you in on a little secret. EMO KIDS DON’T EXIST. I bet you all are thinking, are you blind? No my friends, emo indeed doesn’t not exist. Emo is a type of music, not a type of person. Ignorant people who use titles such as “she’s so emo” should be corrected. The proper terminology is “Scene” which is a type of fashion that emulates the current fashion in Indie, and Hardcore music, considered Passé by most people who are involved within each genre of music stated above. For instance people who listened to those types of music originally wore “mosh hats”, Vans Slip-ons or Chuck Taylors, Corduroy blazers, and tight jeans. Soon there after, caricatures of these trends pop up on people trying to fit in by displaying these articles of clothing. Contrary to popular belief, “emo” doesn’t mean emotional. If it did, every single song ever created would be considered “emo”. Starting with the break up of Minor Threat (a straight edge hardcore band) in Washington D.C during the 80’s, some hardcore bands took a turn to a softer side of music. This became “Emotional Hardcore”, not to get confused with just emotional. This is where “emo” came from. Emo is short for Emotional Hardcore. Bands from the late 90’s to today, are not “emo”. To call them such would be an insult to hardcore music. If you want to know what real “emo” music is, download Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas is the reason, Jawbreaker, and Fugazi.

well i have alot to say about emos tbh i hate them they are like oh lets be depressed and were pathetic clothing and smudge mascara down our face < girls and probz even the boys ! and they sit on the floor in big groups talking about how depressed they are and i cant stand them ino sum people will disagree with me *emos* but yano thats what i think and i seriolsuey hate them ,the music = wtf there style = eww them = eww wtf my point the world would be a happier place without emos

People who cut themselves, listen to only really depressing music, and have really long uncut bangs. Uses a lot of 'x' in their screen name. carries a black notebook with a list of people they hate, poetry about death and anarchy.MUST BE ATHEIST types of emos: The Fat Emo: The fat kid who needs a group to belong to The Scene Emo: The colorful ones, size 1 and below The Original Emo: endangered species as they kill themselves off too quickly The 12 and Under Emo: usually 5th graders who are trying to be incredibly deep The ScrEMO: Listens only to screamo religiously

Emo's are the cheap immitation of goth that wear Faggoty clothes listen to depressing music and draw attention to themselves by scratching at the surface of their wrists. The sad thing is they give so many people a bad name. ie. They stole and Faggotised the goth's fashion. ie. They made people think that the people who actually suffer from depression and cut themselves because they want to die (Due to their mental condition) look like attention seeking emo's. So basically Emo's are pathetic, cheap, immitating little shits and everyone hope's they will all fuck off and die, so for once they should stop talking about it and actually do it!

Emo, as it is called, ranges from types of music to a slang word used to insult people. 'btw, that is very immature.' Music---- All throughout this area, you will find out where the genre got started. But this is a brief explanation for it. Back in the mid 80's, punk music had a branch off, or 'sub genre' in its group that came out. It came out as 'Emotional Hardcore'. Time has changed its meaning and stance in society. In, what i think was the mid 90's, it was a blend of Pop Punk and Indie Rock. In the early years of 2000, screamo became a subgenre of Emo Hardcore/Emocore, which also had become known as simply 'Emo'. The definition for this music is bipolar and hard to explain, it can range from anything anger, to sorrow, and even happiness. Lyrics that talk about crying in despair after a death in the family are Emo. The second lyrics do not leave the listener to wonder what is being expressed. The desert could be a reference to drying out from alcohol abuse or it could be a metaphor for death or bareness. Because there are different styles of Emo music such as emocore and screamo, what is Emo music is an ambiguous definition. Loosely defined, Emo music is music that is highly emotional and very straightforward in the expression of that emotion.(emo-corner) Emo in society------ Emo is normally used as an insult on someone who dresses in the ways listed below or who listens to 'emo' music. Its a stereotypical and a very misunderstood on the parts of the people who do insult someone in this way. They seem them as people who don't wanna deal with relativity or who like to bitch about how much their life sucks, when in all honesty they know nothing about what they honestly do or think. People who consider themselves emo, for a good part, usually are more connected with their emotions, or have a lots of emotional things that puts an intense amount of stress upon that person. An emo person is a person who usually just wants someone to understand them and has a lot of pain that goes on inside of them. Emos are usually the outcasts and rejects of scoiety, and are looked down upon because of the stereotypical outlook upon them. They are often loners, or are in a group of people who are more understanding of their circumstances then the rest of the population around them *which also explains why they tend to hang out with other emo people*. This group of people also is emotional connected to various forms of art, mostly which include music, poetry, and many forms of theater arts. Art *Music/Poetry* is the form of outlet for over-emotional people, and is the area in which they excel in. These people are also more or less accepting group in the typical high school groups, and are also the most made fun of, or beaten up on group. *in a lot of cases, the people who are considered book worms and even the people called geeks are treated better* Depression, death, and nostalgia are what most people that that emo people are feeling. But the part that most people miss is that emo people are often Bi-polar, or even manic-depressives. So, in saying that, i must also say the other most important thing to know. Emo people are not simply sad, they are also very enjoyable people, and have happy and anger feelings of their own. It is also stereotypical to think that emo people cut themselves to fit into the emo group. If they do, they are a poser. But a true emo person does not have to. If someone does cut them self for any reason, it has to do with an overwhelming feeling of sadness. But cutting them self, they feel they are taking away emotional pain, by covering it up with physical pain. But in actuality, when 'cutting' is being preformed, it releases Endorphins into the blood stream, which is a pain reliever of the body, and also release (analgesia), which gives a sense of 'well-being'. And the stereotypical idea that emo people simply want attention is completely ridiculous. If anything, they don't want people to come to them, they want to express who they are, and want someone to understand them. Emo Fashion-------- Emo is not only a classification or a type of music it's also taken over the way one expresses themself by dressing. It includes the tighter fiting pants to the dyed-black or dark hair with it covering your face. The longer hair in front with the spikes in the back is also a more Emo- or emotional look to dressing. For both genders, the same usually applies to both when it comes to hairstyle. Straight hair in the front with one large bag of hair in the face covering one of the eyes, and spiky and messed up in the back. Usually dyed black, but can also be dyed with darker colors like a midnight blue, or even a blood red. Its also common for it to be dyed in more then one color. But the difference in between the genders is more then simply color and tight clothing. It also has a lot to do with who you are, more then just what the scene calls for. Guys- From what i hear everywhere, its the usual thing. Tight jeans, tight and dark colored clothing of your favorite band, black eyeliner...etc....It can also include arm bands, arm warmers, Tripp pants, and even belts. Converse are also widely worn, but any skating shoes will do. There are many examples out there, so take a look for yourself, its more then i can help you with when styling. Girls- Again, its consists of tight clothing, usually black or in dark colors. Dark rimmed glasses *aka Harry Potter Glasses*, and fairly heavy eyeliner are also fairly common. Usually have bags that also have buttons with their favorite bands on them. Converse are *again* common, but and skate shoe will work. Knee high socks are often warn is an array of colors, but also leggings in an array of colors are also common. Dark skirts also can be worn and are a normal in this genre. True Fashion for a True Emo------------ The things listed above are what is the usual wear of a typical emo person, however there is one truth you need to know... ITS NOT TRUE! None of that is required. Your style is how you want it to be. It can consist of colors and is not restricted to any form, its all about you. Your feelings are the most important thing about this. If you don't want to wear black, then don't. It might ruin your ok, or even good mood. If you don't like tight jeans, don't wear them. I don't wear them, its not a part of who i am. In what is its truest form, its you. I like Twilight, for example in this, and i wear my twilight tee shirt, and i even wear CAMO paints from time to time. Your never restricted to what it is.

1)softcore punk music 2)one who cuts themself

Urban dictionary has a lot of definitoins on emo, and most of them are BULL-! Aren't stereotypes in general BULL-? Emos are not whiney, rich kids who think life sucks and try to kill themselves- that's called stereotyping. And besides, you don't have to be rich to shop at Hot Topic. Since when does anyone not want to be themselves and be an individual. Who cares if you don't look a certain way, or you don't have to act a certain way either. Just be yourself.

a word to describe a scene of people who listen to angsty, hormonal music centred around depression and hate. Relief and a sense of belonging is captured in listening to such music. Identified by wearing band tops(or if that's too unhip, vintage tops)usually brown or black. But extremists can wear v.bright clothes, simply patterend though, none of the hippy hysteria.yellow nail varnish is popular, and bows on heads. They often have either v dark hair(dyed).Cartoon drawing is common, and an obsession with Gerard Way.They hardly ever smile, because they have misguided conception that that brings out artiness and mysteriousness in them.However, on the bright side they are often very imaganitive and always anti-prejudice people.

Someone Who Cuts Their Wrists, and/or Someone who has style similar to 'goth'.

kids with a bunch of facial piercings (usually fake), black clothing, and a whiny voice that complains way too aften. they want attention. there are lots of them and they are growing

Sook, Cry Baby, Cutter. Emos sook about dying. most the time, emos are only emos to get into that scene. there are people out there that are much worse off. my friend is having his third round of cancer. he may not even make it through. he has lost his leg, and is still outgoing chemotherapy. he does not cut, and doesnt die his hair black!! he is the happiest person when your with him, and hes and awesome bloke. take that for an example. grow the hell up. emos go nowhere in life. live life to the full and stop sooking. dont kill yourself, dont cut yourself. read the bible or something! turn your life around! you can possible be a normal person!

emo is a slang term used to describe teenagers today. it is popular to be emo because of the all the radiant attention you get from it,guys wear skinny jeans,have jet black hair(sometimes brown-dark brown),can barely see through their hair and are always flicking it to see clearly,they consider this sexy. girls love emo guys and only date them,it was first a catch of the millenium now it's so normal you can practically marry one without hassle. mp3/ipod lists my chemical romance,panic! at the disco,afi,fall out boy and some other random unknown 'emo' bands to show how intellectual they are. emo kids are faking,not a single real one exists anymore,if they dye their hair,they're faking. emo is practically over now,people consider it embarassing and are desperate to either cut their hair or grow their hair back again....sad,when they were the ones bragging 'emo 4 life'... my question....what's next?

OK Now every Chav,Townie etc thinks emo is a person who cries all the time then cuts themselves and lives in self pity well sorry to tell you 89% of the teenage population(this is just a rough estimate it is probably higher) you are wrong!Emo's do not cut themselves a few do but then again so do chavs and goths and skaters and grebs and townies now just because emo's listen to heavier music than r & b(puke) or rap(even worse) etc it doesn't mean they cut themselves and wallow in self pity no the thing most people have failed to realize is that emo is just a music genre and fashion style. The emo bands that are still going include: Funeral for a friend, Clash of the sirens and the haunts (there are a lot more) also i recommed going to see all of those bands they are all awesome I saw them in May. So I leave you with this emo is a subculture of the more widely known goth it is only a fashion statement and genre of music.

kids pretend life sucks but in reality all is good. its just an exuse to steal trends from punks, metal heads, and goths. and also most of them are bi.

Emos are NOT a bunch of depressed dramaqueens who slit their rists, that is just another one of those stereotypes which sad, bored people come up with because they like to pin labels on everything so its easier for them to judge them. 'Emo'is simply a term for someone who has more to them then sex, drugs and drinking. I for one would be a lot happier dating an emo as they aren't only interested in getting in a girl's pants like most boys and they also listen to kickass music other then the cRAP that chavs listen to.

Short for emotional. There is also the music label "Emo", and that too is also emotional. Emos can be straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Emos aren't necessarily weird because they're different from you. Some emos dress like goths. It really doesn't matter about what you wear. It's all about how you act. ALSO: If an someone cuts him/herself, and they're only doing it for attention, THEY ARE NOT EMO. I've cut myself, not for attention though. It felt better than crying. Mainly it's a label. Other people may label you, or you can label yourself. Some emos are suicidal. Some are just emo because they have the mental illness called depression. Don't judge emos, they don't deserve it.

I Thought I Should Clear Up Its Not Only Emos Who Self Harm. Emo Is More Of A Music Genre, Stupid People Just Call People Who Listen To Emo Music Emo. Fools! Its Not Nice To Be Labeled..Should Emos Go Round Calling Evryone Who Takes The Piss Out Of Them CHAV! No, Thats Stupid Prejudice! People Go Through Rough Times And Just Like To Be Left To It And Not To Be Judged Some People Think Emos Are Just Like Drama Queens Who Are Pessamistic. Just Because Yooh Fuckers Have A Great Life Quit Making It Worse For Us. And Also...Yes Emo boysLike To Wear Skinny Jeans. DUDES IN SKIINY JEANS ARE FUCKIN HOTT!! I Find It Quite Offensive How Nearly Evry Defenition On Here Is Slating "emo" Fuck Off! Give People A Break They Are Normal 2, Just View Life Differently

They follow trends. A dead cat, girl's clothes, makeup, over-emotional is what they think is unique. But what us normal people call pathetic. They make a big thing of nothing when they are "lonely" and an overwhelming tendancy to like the same sex, and wonder why they get turned down and get "hurt". Thus, they are sheep.

1. A term used to describe how musicians became particularly spontaneous and strongly emotional during live performances. Orig. mid-80's, early 90's

a genre which has lost its meaning over the years and now currently consists of mostly 14-19 year olds, mostly consisting of wearing black clothes, tight ripped pants (if you're a guy) or short slutty skirts with fishnet stockings (if you're a girl), hair worn in a certain retarded manner, jewelry from Hot Topic, requires listening to Dashboard Confessional, etc. These people all strive to be unique but somehow all end up the same. It is easy to identify an emo by the typically downcast look, hair combed over half the face, and real (or fake) cut marks on their arms. 95% of the people thrown into this class get off on creating drama around them, whileas in all reality their lives are not that bad. Typically "misunderstood" by anyone not in their clique (meaning the rest of civilized humanity), they often misconstrue themselves as aspiring geniuses, poets, artists, etc. see also delusions of grandeur for insight on the common emo's thought process. These people usually grow out of this stage by age 18 or 19, realizing that in all reality, the world does not give a fuck if your puppy died when you were 12...and it was the only real friend you had.

dont were that much black cut wrist becouse of pain listen to punk music not sad all the time fun to be around not gay kida a prep

History: Emo originates from Punk bands in DC with an "emotional moment" and evovled into a full culture. Emo Music Old and Original: Dashboard Confessional, Embrace, Rites of Spring, Sunny Day Real-Estate Fashion Emo fashion consists of tight jeans of blue and gray. Dyed black hair and sometimes with highlights of neon color. Beaten up converse shoes. Lip piercings. Eyeliner. Thick-rimmed glasses. Truths and False Myth: Emos are cutters Truth: Seriously? Wow. Cutting has been around before emo existed. "Preppies" can cut, adults can cut. Cutting is a serious problem as bad as alcholism and drug abuse, but cutting is not emo, and not all emos cut. If you cut, go get help. Myth: Emos are fags Truth: Emos now a days are mostly teens, and apart of the teenage years, its a time of discovery, inluding sexuality discovery. But not all emos are bi-curious. Myth: Emos are bitchy and emotional Truth: It may be so sometimes, but emo people are usually more introspective and sensitive, some could be angsty and depressed all the time, but its never right to judge a group based on one person's personality. Modern Now a days, emo has been attacked several times. The truth is, many kids who are "emo" now a days are just looking for an excuse to be a bitch and asshole. Cutters are often labeled emos, and that is not what emo stands for. A new breed called scene kids emerged. Emos and scene kids are very different. Emos are introspective, and sensitive, scene kids are myspace and mainstreamers with a lolita element. Emo Terms and Interest Converse shoes: Even if its mainstream, its so emo. Poetry: Teenagers rejoice! Emos often express themselves through music and poetry. Guitar: An emos best friend. jk Conclusion Emo is about being introspective and open to the world of teenage age. Its not about being sad or being a cutter.

taking everything cool and anti establishment out of punk rock and listening to MTV, radio, mainstream Bullcrap. Punk rock= Sex Pistols, The Clash, Crass, Blitz, Liberty Spikes, Leather Jackets, taking action on the establishment and kicking ass. Emo= Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, Wool Sweaters, Tacky clothing, guyliner,Bitching about how good your suburban lifestyles are and how mean your parents are even when they spoil you rotten.

The scum of the earth. They Generally like to eat maggots while bathing in their own blood from their scarred wrists.

The term Emo is now non existant. There was a time when if you wore womens clothes and acted as if you were on a period other people would laugh at you. Attention seekers saw this as a way to get attention and joined in wearing black and talking about how sensative they are and which films they cried at at the weekend. They also spend a lot of their time in town gathering like dirty vampires. Naturally like sheep people have just followed the fashion and now most people are 'Emos' or they think they are. At the start if you were an emo you were trying to be different and personally all I see is a bunch of zombies that look and dress the same. Being an Emo is no longer how you are, it is just fashion.

-usually black hair - Long hair (boys) - Short hair (girls) - Quite often "bi" - Heavy eyeliner ( or guyliner) - Listens to sad music - crys a lot Emo has many different meanings. Somepeople say its a style, others say its the music, but emo stands for emotionally disturbed. Probably, somthing has happened in their life and they cant bear it, so they cut them selves.

a person who hates themself aand does harm to their bodies to make up for it. Or someone who dresses scary and weird. Also someone who needs attention so much they say they hate labling when they actually label themselves. Someone with low self esteem so they pick on others who dont deserve it to make up for it. Lastly theyre usually very pale and ugly.

OK, first of all... Emo is not Dashboard Confessional or "Death Cab" or Fall Out Boy. Advertisers have for some reason decided to use the term "emo" to describe these bubble-gum punk bands for a reason beyond me. O, if only Wenis had caught on instead.... Anyways Emo has its roots in the vibrant punk scene of 1980s Washington DC. I'll try to sum this all up as best I can (Im no expert). After the breakup of the hardcore band Minor Threat, the now-legends of the DC scene (Ian MacKaye, Guy Piccioto, etc) decided that the type of music they had been playing had lost its originality and basically worn itself out... So in come the bands Rites of Spring and Embrace. They took the classic DC hardcore sound and added lyrics that conveyed deeper emotions. I'm sure it would sound like noise to most people who hear it for the first time, but I love it. In an interview at the time, Ian MacKaye (Now in Embrace) mentioned that fans had started to use the word "emo" to describe themselves as a group (Alas for cliques and exclusion). Then the term stuck, and was added to similar bands such as Moss Icon, Antioch, and then later Saetia, Current, Indian Summer, and the list goes on. By the early 90s, bands began to take the influences of this "emo" sound and combine it with more melodic pop-punk influences, and now we have Texas Is The Reason, pg. 99, CaPn Jazz, and later the promise ring and jimmy eats world (sort of). The term emo still stuck, even though some people tried to distinguish between the "driving, or melodic emo" of the current time, and the "emocore" of the 80s, most people didnt care. Bands like Jimmy Eat World began to get mainstream recognition in the late 90s, and although they changed their sound substansially, and sounded almost nothing like the Emo of over 10 years ago, the term "emo" was still in use (goddamit, its persistent). Teen People even called emo "the cutest new trend in music" in an article in 1998. Now, this is a HUGE difference from the "Emo" of the early years, which was underground, rough, and raw. But what can you do? And then in the past few years bands have capitalized on Jimmy Eat World type bands new poppy sound, and MTV and all the other "hip" advertisers decided to call them all emo... So here we are with the current "emo trend, which Im sure all of you already know more than enough about.

Caused by a traumatic event or a series of traumatic events leading upto or during social interaction, causing blood clots in the wrist, suicidal tendancies, loss in fashion sense, need to express femanine side too often, a need to voice there emotions using other mediums such as art, music,poems (Which usually have no structure, and have no meaning or purpose) ,or other methods which include dropping into subtle conversation, and by conversing, they can drop hints of their emotional experiances. The blood clotting, explains why emo's find the need to extract of blood from around the wrist area, and find it quite natural to do this themselves, using their moms best kitchenware, *hint. dont eat with a knife at an emo's house, unless it has been steralised*

ok emo doesn't mean you cut yourself. although alot of emos do. it started off as a type of emotional hardcore music and turned into a style.

emo; usually a fasion style, most setirotypical people referre to emo's as people who "slit their wrists", but in many cases that is not true. that is just someone who self harms.

soft-edge, acoustic alternative music with emotive (usually male) vocals, modern chord patterns, and lyrics shot through with the eternal themes of love and loss in endless variation. Genre originated by David Gates and Bread in the late 1960's (exs.: "If", "Diary", "Baby, I'm A Want You") but known then as "soft rock."

a perverse blend of gay, punk and goth managing somehow to combine the worst aspects of each

A person who usually acts depressed, dresses in very tight clothing (i.e, if male retro Vans skate shoes and sometimes womens jeans), listens to indie music, and in quite a few cases has life very good and just looks for something to be depressed about, but usually has no reason to be (or usually just act) depressed. They also usually have hair over one side of their face (see "AFI").

one of the worst things you could possibly be, emos are spoiled crybabies who seek attention. emo "guys" wear converse shoes, tight girl's pants that are too long, a shirt usually with a emo band logo or a shirt with broken hearts or other gay emo shit, they have hair over one of their eyes, and wear make up, or as they call it "guy liner", girls dress pretty much the same way. both emo guys and girls suck, but emo guys are worse, becuase they act like fuckin pussies. emos listen to bands like fallout boy, hawthorne heights, chiddos, my chemical romance, panic at the disco, etc. emos will do ANYTHING to get attention. they lie about having mental diseases such as skitosphrenia, or lie about getting raped, they pretend to be suicidal just for attention, they cut their wrists to fit in and too get attention. for some reason, emos think they are "unique" or "non-conformists" which does not make any sense at all, becuase you see like a million emos that look like clones of eachother, they dress to fit in. there is not much of a difference with emos and preps. emos cut themselves over stupid things, such as their girlfriend who they dated for 2 days broke up with them becuase their a fuckin pussy. some emo kids claim too be goth, which makes them even more of a fuckin poser. others pose in slayer shirts will at the same time wearing girls pants, becuase they think it makes them a metalhead. emos are spoiled ungartful brats, their all rich suburban white kids, who think theyre life is hard. emo is not a way of life, its a fuckin trend, thankfully, in a few years the emo fad will die out, but only with someother gay trend to come. preps think everyone that wears black is emo, so they think goths and metalheads are emo, which is fuckin retared, becuase the ONLY similarity is wearing black. emos also claim to be bisexual, for sttention so you will often see emo boys kaing out in public to get attention. emos also wirte retared poems about cutting themselves, and show it to everyone they know for attention. and by the way, June 6th is national kill an emo day, mark your calenders

sad. depressing people. who always think that their life sucks. and they want to commite suicide because of the mean people. and cry about very little things.

A word that, long ago, was used to define a genre of music which was 'emotive'. Now taken to be little girl scene kids who like to compete to be the most depressed and twisted. They have fucked up, ridiculous hair, wear a shitload of black eye make up and wear pants that are too tight. 'Emo' kids have stolen styles of clothes/footwear that used to be penned as normal. Converse, vaguely skinny jeans, eyeliner and thick rimmed glasses are now classed as 'emo'

A style or sub-culture of guitar driven music influenced by Post-Punk/Grunge Pop and Rock that usually emphasizes an overt ly 'emotional' attitude of self-loathing, angst and dispair relating to personal relationships or politics.

a style and/or soft rock music genre. often associated with cutting, guys in girl pants, plugs, black, chucks, an overload of eyeliner,striaght black hair with bangs covering at least 45% of the face, sadness, loneliness, posers, and certian bands.

E-- emotionl M-- madness O-- overcomes you the guys are the most fucking hottest in the world

Emo is a music sub-genre within rock that has been reduced to an over-populated fashion statement of a lack of identity and want of more meaning to a pathetic life. Contrary to popular emo-lover belief, emo did not start in the late eighties with the band Rites of Spring. It stands for “emotive punk” or “emotional punk” (note; emotive and emotional mean the same thing), the true founders actually being Sunny Day Realestate and the like. These bands were punk, but slowed their riffs and added some ‘meaningful’ lyrics, and actually tried to sing. If you listen to modern ‘emo’ it is more like fast riffs, lots of cymbal and lyrics drenched in gothic and depressing lyrics, popular spark words include; blood, heart, broken, my, I, you, love, pain, revenge, etc. Emo did not start with depressed angsty teens living in suburbia, it was just punk guys that had a sensitive side, they wore t-shirts and blue denim like the average guy, much like a diluted of version of grunge. This was early nineties and the hard riffs and fast drums were actually degenerative bands of hardcore, an entirely different genre starting in late eighties mainly through Refused and associates in Europe, as well as Rites of Spring which were a lot more 'rocky' than original emo. Nowadays there are no ‘true’ emo bands. Another thing, about the fashion statement emo's or even emo bands; they usually deny that they are emo. If they do accept that they're emo (mainly emo bands) their lyrics will be terribly ironic, such as the famous line below by Taking Back Sunday - who aren't emo. More hardcore or even punk rock.

A pathetic excause for life that we should be working to get ride of and smite them of the face of the earth. They dont deserve life, all thet do is cry n shit. If there life is so bad we should send them to africa and then y can see waht bad life is like. If you emo and your reading This, FUCK YOU, PUSSY BITCH! -Gomo

Those individuals who, in a society that is based in the real and lacking in feelings, feel things more and in a "different" way.

Emo just means emotional it does not mean that you sit alone in your room and cut your self and do drugs. Most emos don't do drugs, cut themselves, have eating disorders or and of that garbage. Pretty much the most radical part of being emo is just being a vegetarian. Being emo is not a bad thing either

someone with long hair, normally think theyre individual. i am one. stereotyped to write poetry and slit thier wrists. i slit my wrists too. most people think theyre gay. I NOT GAY. lots if people hate them. supposedly were black eyeliner.

Fake emos are big wanna bees. Scence emo is becoming a huge new fad a lot of the people who want to be cool try to be emo. They pretend to cut themselfs and will sometimes (like my friend) cut themselfs and show their scars to everyone and tell people that they are emo. They make thir scars in the wierdest places you could ever think of (legs??!!!??!). They will also act depressed and hopeless and will usually tell everyone that they are emo (which a real emo whould never do). They dont happen to like real emos a lot but will hang out with them just to fit in with the emo style. Overall fake emos SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!XP

It's like goth for pussies!

a person who wants to die and is totally emotionlly unstable it can also be a version of crap punk rock or metal and sounds cool but the lyrics normally contain words that are made up.

1. A new-age style of music developed by musicians such as Emmanuel from Emo Dagher who incorporate powerful emotion into lyrics with uplifting music accompanying. This could also be called 'soulful music' as the overall tone is relatively positive. 2. A dark genre of music that combines varied rock music type instrumentation with often depressed, depressing or downright whiney lyrics. This is in a way punk music gone bad due to a combination of depression, low self esteem and people apparently wanting to feel more depressed thanks to the singer whining about their problems. This could also be due to wanting to relate with it, but in the end it only turns a grim mind state into a rather generic lifestyle. 3. The people who walk around dressed in gothic/punkish clothing who constantly act depressed and/or monotone due to several reasons, usually including lack of attention from both peers and family, not wanting to get over their problems, and a dominating 'victim' mindset which usually causes them to falsely believe they can't do anything about their problems. This is obviously a foolish choice on the part of the individual but stupid and/or brainwashed people seem to enjoy not enjoying themselves, so in this writer's opinion, let 'em whine, just make sure they do it somewhere else. 4. An attempt to get 'friends' made most often by people who have none. In such cases as this the individual gives up their individuality for sake of conforming entirely to what these 'friends' say is right to be accepted. In reality these are not the person's friends as they are apparently very superficial and in some amusing cases, these same people can walk around whining about how others conform.

Emo, an Emotional Teen from the ages 13 - 18. They love music, Dark or really bright colours like Black, hot pink, lime green, and red. Not all emo people cut them self’s! They can be really smart people that have better things to do then school. They mostly really go to school just to hang out with their other emo friends or they dont go because they dont have any friends. Emo is more the fashion and music then the cutting. Emo people can have Blonde, Black, Brown and red hair. Most Emo people have some kind of hair dye. I have Blonde and blue hair. Emo people are loving people. Most Emo people are emo because something bad has happened in their life. Thier are people out there who dress like Emos but act nothing like them, these people are called posers. Most people will look down at you for being emo. But people out there are fags so just ignore them. Most emos are shy around other people but are outgoing with their friends. Emo people hate being called Goth. Emo people hate preps.

Emo is what a child, teenager, or adult becomes when they need a hug.

Emotive Hardcore music/scene kids. EMO IS NOT GOTH. to clear this up: Goths are much more dark and want to kill everyone. Emos: Less dark and only want to kill selfs. NOW that that's cleared up, emo is NOT DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL! Emotive Hardcore music came in the 90's from D.C. Two of the most famous bands from that time period: Rites of Spring and Sunny Day Real Estate. I highly recommend those ^_^. emo doesn't mean tight pants and tight skull shirts. It's a mindset.

stupid spoilt rich kids who like to cry and cut themselves over "how hard life is". have stupid hair, usually dyed black. most of them say they are bi because they think its cool, not because they are. they listen to crappy bands such as my chemical romance, the used etc. guys wear girls skinny jeans because "theyre tighter". they have at least 1,000 myspace friends because they dont have any in real life. they can overlap with scene kids. some emos used to be chavs or preps until emo became fashionable, then they decided they wanted to be in and became emo.

Emotive punk, a subculture, music genre, a bunch of self-centered teens

a rich suburban kid who dresses like pat benatar getting molested by the cure who cuts his/her arm with a razor, sits in the dark, writes sad depresing suicidal poems goes to starbucks and thinks his/her life is meaningless just so he or she can get sympothy and attention... mainly pre-pubescent douchebag teens.

1. A type of scene kid typically wears tight clothing black, hair over one eye etc. 2. A fan of emotive hardcore (writes of spring etc.) who may or may not follow definition of 1. 3. a angsty teenage suburbanite who believes thier life sucks, often even when its good, may listen to emotive hardcore (or simple plan etc.), and dresses as described in definition 1. Also may slit wrists and than show of scars. 4.a derogatory term used by traditional hardcore fans to describe fans of emotive hardcore.(circa 1980's) 5. A term that is way overused in some instances*.

Puberty-ridden attention-starved teenagers. They call themselves non-conformists, yet all they do is follow trends. They cry alot and act like pussies (due to further attention deprivation) whenever in public. When not in public, they spend their time taking pictures of themselves in mirrors looking like bitches. Nobody really wants to see that anyway. They all wear tight clothes and excessive amounts of makeup (boys and girls) and write droll and mundane poems about their "horrible" life. You know, the life in which they have food, shelter, and rich parents that love them. That life. Pretty horrible, eh? I personally feel a strong urge to drop-kick them on sight due to the unbearable amount of faggotry they expell.

the initials for the coolest school ever "east moriches organization" located in the small town of eastmoriches

For when boys want to dress like girls.

Nemo's new name when he lost the N. From the Disney/Pixar animated movie with the fish.

Emo is a rock/punk subgenera of music, evolved into a subcultural scene for depressed teenagers. Emo, as a music style, was originally a type of music coined by the post-hardcore band "Rites of Spring" to describe their type of music. As years passed, the original genera began to die out. However, the tag "emo" remained. It began to describe many bands such as Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance, and Taking Back Sunday. Modern-day emo is often characterized by depressive lyrics, often criticized as whiny; screaming in some or many parts of songs (which goes into screamo, a subgenera of emo); distorted guitars, often using two or three guitars to create dissonant harmonies; drums that in most cases accentuate the guitar rhythm, rather than create its own separate rhythm; bass, which shares the dissonant, minor qualities of the guitar, but has lost importance in many of the bands. Lyrical content of the music often contains thematic elements and undertones of self-inflicted wounds, depression, suicide, hopelessness, being murdered, stalking, being overly fixated on past relationships, and being tortured. Emo lyrics are often criticized by the public as a bad influence on the teenage population and encourage self-inflicted pain, depression, and suicide. As a subculture for teenagers, emo has evolved into an entire scene characterized by long, black hair with fringes off the the side, tight pants, the color black in general, horn-rimmed glasses, and excessive amounts of black eyeliner. The "emo" look is marketed towards the masses, rather than only the depressed, angsty teenagers. It is considered "cool" by many to look "emo"

a sad cheap imitation of goth. cries over anything and everything. stupid hair cuts like the angst bangs that hang over one eye so you can peer out at people showin the whole world the secret pain of self mutilation you hide in your soul and show on your arms. er.

a term coined to describe the emotional (there is a rare misconception that "emo" is an abbreviation of UNemotional) or "angsty" subculture of the teenager; "emo" is generally associated with dark clothing, dark make-up, dark, heavily rimmed glasses, chucks, images of depression such as cutting and sometimes anorexia (due to the fact that emo is also associated with tight clothing), and certain hairstyles (typically long, sideswept, as in diagonal, bangs that tend to obscure the eye(s)); the emo philosophy combines a certain existentialism and classic tragedy and expresses these ideals through a genre of music

Emo is not many of the things people believe it to be! emo is infact an emotional person/teenager who thinks life is bad - it is

A type of style that consists of hair (typically dyed black, dark brown, or bleach blonde) that covers the side of ones face, tight skinny jeans, body piercings or modifications, and eyeliner. Emo's follow bands such as Hawthrone Heights, Panic at the Disco, Paramore ect. Emo is not to be confused with depression as many emo's are not depressed and just like the style.

the people that you make fun of because you have nothing better to do. the people that you think do things for attention, when really, you know nothing about them. the people that have mood swings.. good or bad, they have them. the people that no, you may not understand, but that's not always the case. the people who may be scene, BUT THEY AREN'T THE SAME FUCKING THING.

Emo is not people who cut themselves or hate the world. Emo's do not hate themsevles either. Emo is not another word for gothic. A person who cuts themself is a cutter not an emo. Emo people are realist. Just because you are emo that doesn't mean you don't believe in God. People misunderstand emo people so much. I just wanted to inform people what emo is not.

Most people who call themselves "emo" aren't even really emo. They are stupid teenagers, usually between the ages of 12 and 16. They listen to bands like "My Chemical Romance" and "Fallout Boy", which, in they're twisted minds, makes them cool. They spend the day at school, causing drama, but at the same time act like they hate it. They're also very attention craved and will make up stories to get more of it. You'll see a lot of "emo's" on myspace, posting pictures they took with their new $250 digital camera. They'll put the pictures in black and white, cover their face with their bangs, and even take the picture blurry to attempt to appear better looking. They'll also take pictures at ridiculous angles, sometimes revealing their chests, not so inconspicuously. They tend to have screen names with a lot of "X's" in them like, xXxBrokenXheartxXx and XXcrystalxtearzxX. They tend to hang out at fast food restraints such as Burger King and Mc. Donald’s. BEWARE! Associating with an "emo" will only bring trouble, because, in fact they aren't really emo, but attention craved morons.

THE biggest discrace to humanity. Emos are self pittying rejects that do not have anythning better to do with their time than blow it on crying in a darkened corner and cutting themselves with either razorblades or broken glass. It is also an embarassment to the music empire. Emo bands often create weak guitar rifts and sing of their "tortured souls" and "broken lives". They also have horrible stage presence and deserve to be whipped and have their bones broken one by one so that then they REALLY WILL have something to bitch and moan about. Emos are also a waste of precious oxygen

1.Someone who thinks their life sucks even when it doesn't. 2. A type of music. 3. Also known as a scene kid, not to be mistaken for emo.

Many people have used the word "emo" as a bad thing. I read definitions from 5 people, all used this definition: "Angry teenagers who dress in black and act miserable around others" That, however, is not the definition of emo. That is in fact the definition of goth. The real definition, excluding all stereotypes and falsehoods, is: People, ages 13 & up, who feel emotional. Thus, emo. Most emotions expressed are 1. Anger at the world 2. Saddness at a tragic event (death, near-death experience, ect.) After some began to dress in black, it began the stereotype. Again, they are not to be confused with goths who are, as defined by ones I've met, mostly Wickens and dress in black and all that. Emo's are often angry at the world because many people can be idiots (that is slightly an inside joke, but not quite. So please don't reject this) Another stereotype is that emos are miserable around people. This is completely untrue. I, actually being emo myself, am quite perky around people and am only angry when alone. Most emos are loners, that part is true, but only because of the aforementioned reasons. Ironically, the reason I an writing this is the exact same reason I am emo. Far too many people make these mistakes, so I am hoping the world will read this and for once, understand what they're actually talking about.

Anyone who has shaggy black hair, listens to My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, the Used, etc. They dress like homos, usually wearing tight, ripped pants, and can be seen wearing tight band shirts, and they see nothing wrong with kissing another guy.

bad music. also equivalent to metal as demonstrated by the following equation: Emo = Bad music Metal = Bad music Therefore, emo = metal, because they're both bad.

It's not people who cut themselves, or hate themselves and life. Not people who dress in skinny jeans with hair over their eye and band tee's. Emo came from emotive music and people began saying things like they cut themselves or all they do is cry, when that style became popular. Emo is really just a style of music that has meaning to it. Instead of things like 'Can't Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus' that has no depth, there is songs like 'Miserable At Best by Mayday Parade' that has depth. Basically, emo came about to label people who have a sensitive side.

Emo is short for emotional, or emotionally hard-core. It is used to define either hard-core music, a hard-core style of clothing, and even lifestyles. The most common use of the term is to describe one who is clinically depressed, and possibly cuts themselves, writes depressing poetry, seems homosexual, wears eyeliner, usual attire is black,overreacts to small problems often and even writes suicide notes.

young person who is a fuckin' loser looking for an aceptible way to vent and induce negitive feelings, reactions, and behaviors for no apparent reason other than to gain attention.

to all the ppl who r dissing emos and providing ur steroetypical definition of wat we r and wat we do-u r probly all stupid faggy preps-ur not emo anyways so how would u know.

Like a goth, but even gayer than a goth. Imagine a goth on estrogen. The ultimate form of bitchass pussyness.

True emos cannot accept normal problems in their life and overblow the littlest issue. They have not learned that everyone else in the world is able to suck it up and solve their problems and they find that dwelling on their misery is a way to live. They ususally want to be classified at schools as "different" or "intelligent" or "mysterious". Usually, they come off as wimps that cannot deal with life. Many true emos will "try" to make it hidden but intentionally fail to further recieve attention, while getting negative attention and teasing. A poser is truly more stupid than an emo, and pretends to not be able to deal with problems to gain attention. They are a type of attention whore. To mimic their closed-minded idea of an emo, they tend to cut themselves, usually in the radial or ulnar wrist arteries. They also tend to dress (what they would call different) but like a growing trend of kids who attempt to appear slovenly (dirty hair and shirts, makeup, etc.) They call themselves "nonconformists" while not realizing that they are joining a growing number of conformists. Posers tend to try to make it well-known that they are cutters and make an overly large show of their faked depression. Once they recieve teasing, they run off crying and screaming clichés. If they happen to recieve "comfort" (by a guillable idiot for sure) they cannot accept it and start complaining about everything under their delusion that someone cares to hear them whine, while not realizing that they are acting ridiculous. Incidentally, an extremely large percentage of emos tend to have a good life and possibly better than most average American lives. It follows actually that the people that really do have it bad adapt to it and live with it. While people who have rich parents, lots of stuff, and a smooth life tend to not be able to accept small problems like breakups while the kids who have it bad have learned to handle their family members being murdered.

1. A particular type of music, generally of the rock variety, emotional hardcore, stemming from punk rock and hardcore. 2. An emo: someone who is emotional, or overly emotional. 3. A label, much like a prep, jock etc. People listed under this label may include common insinuated stereotypical attributes such as:- * Wearing clothes comprising mostly of black. * Dyed black hair, usually straightened, with a long side fringe covering one eye. * Obscene amount of makeup, usually pale foundation and black eyeliner/eyeshadow. *Cynical attitude towards life *Attempts at suicide, self-mutilation (wrist cutting).

Basically a bunch of kids trying to rebel against society by adopting a new 'rebellious' image in which they dress up in dark clothes, have long hair, slit their wrists and listen to crappy music such as Fallout Boy and Panic at the Disco. However, the problem is that this whole image was thought up of businessmen in the music industry who want to make money off naive teenagers, something which they have done rather successfully! People seem to think that all emos are social outcasts. Not true, a number of them are actually popular kids who think that changing their image will make them more down-to-earth when in fact it turns them into a bigger prick! They also think that anybody is a chav, even a person like me who listens to Canibus rap about the exact value of Pi (3.14592653589 for those who don't know...)

emos don't get depressed they get sangry its like angry and sad, but anyway they sit in the dark slitting their wrists because they think it'll help their supposed problems in life. like "oh my god i've got a pimple" is a normal reaction an emo goes "A PIMPLE! I HATE YOU!" and retreats to their rooms for the rest of the day to cry and moan about, the lies the government cover over and how everyone picks on them because they are different, but how are they different if all emos dress the same!

People,who despite others opinions couldnt give less of a damn what everyone else thinks,Some yes are fakes.But There are some ,that because of those fakes everyone thinks that they are or act the same.No not all emo's cut themselves.."hardcore emo's" doesnt mean they are sooo emo theyll cut themselves.because "hardcore emo's" are usually fake(not all but usually) because they belive that thats what being emo means.Anywho you can usually "distinguish" what an emo looks like because Most wear the next items.-skinny jeans(usually black) -tight t-shirts or v-necks(band ones or badass cartoon drawings on them(x) -sweaters (tight on them) -accesories(bow,bracelets,scrfs,chokers.ect. Yea about it(: Note - Emo's will not always talk about their depressing life..even if it is,They arent found crying,true emo's:will fake smiles to not ruin anyone elses day,Will smile even if it's only once in a while,Dont Cut themselves with their friends for FUNZYS, Actually most dont even like talking about that term,Some do actually have depression problems not for attention but for actual reasons.

Emo is a person usually under 20 years old. They intentionally cut or hurt them selves to relieve emotional pain, and bring it onto their wrists or other body parts. They do this because there are probably big problems in their life; a loved one died/ left, bullying, family issues ect. Most emos do not tell you they are, or make it obvious. Therefor if they do they are probably saying it for attention. The emo look; skinny jeans, tight sweaters, band shirts, converse shoes, side swept hair covering an eye, eyeliner, perhaps numerous peircings. Music; soft rock or punk, screamo

depressed person, usually teenagers who hate their lives, write fucked up poetry, and complain about how their life sucks. most emo's are posers, but there are some genuinely depressed people out there. EMO is a variation of GOTH and QUEER. "Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance." - Sir Isaac Newton

A subculture common to kids born post 1987 who want to identify as a 'punk' but have little knowledge of the origins of the word 'punk'. More than likely they grew up listening to other soft music like the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera, but realised when they reached high school that this was no longer cool. So they start listening to bands like My Chemical Romance and Panic at the Disco or Jared Leto's band because they feel morose and suicidal and that their lives are not worth living. They then start dying their hair black and wearing 1990's punk clothing (skate shoes, heavy chain belts etc) usually consisting of black, red or white. They see themselves as being 'goths' because boys apply eye makeup reminiscent of Robert Smith from the Cure, but highly unlikely whether they actually know who this is. They believe they are being 'alternative' and 'edgy' however they are overwhelmingly conformist as they all look the same, dress the same and listen to extremely soft core, pansy, fluffy pop music disguised as 'punk'.

A: a genre of whiney music, associated with punk rock B: someone who whines about something that is not tragic nor interesting C: a "look" that involves pretending to look thoughtful and interesting by putting hair in the face and tilting the head down.

Goth for pussies

1. a culture of people known mainly for stereotypes such as poor hygiene, crazy hair, homosexuality, and faked suicide attempts. 2. A term too often used to describe someone who suffers from depression, and is considerd annoying because of it, instead of someone who is acually a member of the emo culture.

a emo is a person who knows reality unlike anyone else.....emos are the best pepole on earth and dont waste theair time playing halo and sitting theair ass down eating chetos.....emos are probly also the only good looking girls around hear to....case theay aint SITTING theair ass down playing halo....so if your emo YOU RULE!!!!

A way of behaving, dressing, a style of music; cool. dress: eyeliner thick rimmed glasses tight pants lots of black band t-shirts hair gel music: hawthorne heights from first to last my chemical romance fall out boy the used dashboard confessional behavior: quiet sulking sits in the dark shrugs "i dont know" doesn't pay attention

A trendy fashion and hairstyles that rich kids use and THINK their rebeling, just another copier of the punk, also cut theirselves with butterknifes and wear loud colors like purple, punk, neon, and ignore starving kids in Africa for their personal needs, not much DIY just some kids TRYING to stand out, Emos try to hard... also listen to songs abour relationships and all that and wear skater clothes for example skinny jeans and band shirts chuck shoes latest in fashion.. Most claim they worshop satin and dont believe in God but thier religion is based off events in the bible so makes their so called "religion" untrue and claim those who dont worshop the devil posuers..

a genre that has really goregous guys in tight pants and lip rings

Emos wear makeup and cry lots. They claim that they aren't scared to be themselves. If this was true they would admit they are useless would stop acting depressed. Maybe then they would get a little more respect. When they aren't getting their asses kicked, they get drunk and have sex with dead animals. Emo guys will do anything to make themselves look like a faggot. Some of these dipshits even claim to be straight. Emo's think people give a shit about some stupidass emotional trauma they suffer from. They have greasy hair and they usualy suck.

1. Homosexual see also fag, faggot, gay, homo 2. Genre of music that cant be described as rock because of the homosexual undertones or pop because of the semi - non - "mainstream" theme. "god-squad" bands are especially prominent in this genre , this music is an enigma because as soon as anyone other than the first person to hear the band, listens to the music, it becomes unpopular. so bands are constantly called "sellouts" which raises the question. How can they be sellouts if no one gives a fuck?

emo is like a kiddy version of goth. most emo kids have their hair parted to one side completely covering one eye and they listen to "My chemical romance". and they right bad poetry and are huge drama queens. They may secretly listen to air supply whereas I listen to air supply openly and proudly. lol

Certain People Who Don't Have Any Real Problems And Listen To Crap Music

To me emo is a style i am def not a middle class teenage girl im a lower middle class mommy of 2 and i have a scene hair cut and since i have been in junior high have dyed my hair funky colors and wore rock shirts and skate shoes and still do then i was considered a candy kid or raver but never went to a rave now all the sudden im emo nope im me thanks and from what i gather emo is a genre of music so i dont go around saying i hate jocks do i people are people thank you!! And just to let you know ive never cut my self out of self loathing but i have gotten a tattoo to express things i am feeling and im also a very happy human being ive never been depressed a day in my life!!! im just fun and love to express that in my style!!

a label that some teenagers call themselfs. and a type of music usually ages between 14-19. their kids who think their lives are horrible so they dress up in weird colored clothes that can be seen from space and wear 10 pounds of makeup. which is kind of stupid, cause most of the time their lives dont suck, and they could be normal if they didnt wear so much makeup. some "emo" people are normal though... but enough with the labels already!

A stereotype or type of music. Also used as an insult.

Listens to Mcr until they cry

Nobody knows what emo is. Ive seen people who are depressed get called emo. If i could choose what emo is, it would be a depressed kid, but theres a whole lot of stuff on here saying that its about music and people that cut themselves and wear black. So, I dont think anybody really knows what it is. I agree with the things that say that being a non-conformist is being emo now. Being different is being the same.

A word used by prejudiced no-hopers, to make themself feel better about their shallow labelling. Often used to describe music taste, fashion taste, depression, hair cuts, art and, wierdly enough, colours. Basically anything individual or dark.

1. a music genre. 2. a "style". 3. a small chain of gas stations in southern Ireland.

many people think emo is a style or a stereotype, fuckk em, emo is a state of mind,

anything less than happy

An extremely annoying label for kids who do nothing but sulk about their life for attention and sympathy. (:

people who hate themselves and whine too much about the little things. their hair covers most of their face and they try to be original eventhough they arent. they cut their wrists and call everyone who calls themselves emo "posers" but overall they are really nice people, they just have issues.

1.A person who wears clothing you can find at multiple stores, including Zumiez and Hot Topic. Hair is usually dyed black and swept over one or more eyes. Wears studded belt. In most cases is depressed, but rarely depressed enough to kill themselves.Wears jeans all the time, even in the summer. Undeniably attractive to people of the opposite sex. Often found writing, listening to rock music, and making out with their gf or bf. Emo's are very sweet and always pay attention to your feelings. Emo's are NOT FAGGOTS OR GAY.They are also REALLY, REALLY, HOT. 2.A misspelling of the name Emi. 3.A shortened version of the word Emotional.

Acronym for "eat me out".

A person who cries in their room because their mom wouldn't get them the new Halo game.

Emo means 'emotional.' It does NOT mean that the person cuts themself; they might, but lets not jump to conclusions. Emo is also a genre of music. Also, Punk. For example: -Hawthorn Heights -Amber Pacific -Cute Is What We Aim For -My Chemical Romance -Mayday Parade -Taking Back Sunday -Panic! At The Disco -Paramore etc. Personallly, I like them all (: ** You are not emo if you call yourself emo. ** -People who take pictures of themselves and put 'emo' as the caption are called 'posers.' -Posers are people who act emo to be cool or to be in the social scene as emo, they only want attention. -Emo people do not complain about EVERYTHING and they are not LONERS. -When people cut their wrists it normally happens as a teenager and it will not happen as an adult, the person usually grows up and realizes they shouldn't be hurting themselves because of someone else.

emo is just a name that we express our selves with. True we wear dark stuff. True some of us are gay. True some of us cut ourselves. (self harming. look it up and understand it more) True some of us hate chavs. We are aproachable people. And we do have feelings, and most of us emo's are very emotional. (lyke me) It doesnt mean we are depressing sad asses who complain about everything in lyfe. And it doesnt mean we wryte suicide notes 24/7. And if none of you can understand that emo's ARE in fact people. Then yoo are a sad prejudiced person.

The act of being a pure homosexual faggot.

A whole culture of young people who think cutting, stretching out ears, shopping at hot topic, wearing black makeup, being over dramatic, very fake facial expressions, drawing attention to themselves via strange and hideous things, living at the mall, and listening to bad music (usually "scream-o" makes them cool. Emo people usually stick together, yet are known to have very open fights on social networking sites, usually with other emo people. Emo people have been known to group together and attack people who insult the emo culture. Almost all emo people are afraid to become goth, and some emo people deny the horrible truth of being emo. Those who recover from emo are ashamed of the past. It has been determined that they never show anyone pictures of them with the sickness. Sadly, with modern medicine, we have found no cure to this horrible sickness of thousands of people.

came from the word 'emotive' DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN emotional or cutting yourself subgenre of punk. ppl who are emo usually wear skinny jeans, tight sweaters/hoodies, skater shoes, studded stuff, black straight hair covering like half of the face, etc. ppl who are stereotype about emo think its all cutting ur self and black shit THEYRE WRONG!

1)Country and blues music for the punk generation 2) Mature artistry that is overlooked by people who prefer misogynic music like gangsta rap, pop-rap, hardcore rap, most hard rock, certain R&B, and pop that only cares about sex

what emo simply means is emotianal. people who ar emo (like me) arnt afraid to express ourselves in what we were. the typical emo is really nice but you can come across nasty one. they have mood swings & they like rock.

A type of music of type of clothing. NOT A PERSON WHO CUTS THEM SELVES!!!!!

A music influenced fashion; skinny jeans, quirky tops (power rangers, funky band tee's, the batman symbol), tight hoodies, stretched ears and lip piercings and side/straight fringe's with big/choppy styled hair and either black, blonde, blue or pink streaks through. NB Lauren off hollyoaks is Not an emo, she is a goth!

See fag

'Emo' is a music genre, yet it is used in the wrong context and usually mistaken for a style label for a teen goth cult. Its a bit odd to think you are an 'emo', so try a different style. Don't try scene unless you would be commited to it. Don't a poser.

Don't you ever, ever call emo punk. You are horribly misunderstood.

most people forget about the other types of emo. the one that dont feel. they cut for fun.

What was primarily a form a music which morphed into self-pitying teenagers has now become the ideal label for teens who want attention. The difference between actual emo and fake emo: Actual- Don't ALWAYS wear black. Fake- Always wear black. Actual- Take antidepressants because they actually need them. Fake- Take antidepressants to look emo. Actual- Pity themselves and are depressed. Fake- Want attention.

Despite many of the other definitions on this site, the term 'emo' is actually used to describe people who have trouble controlling and handling their emotions. not all emos cut themselves, and not all emos listen to 'emo' music, though admittedly a lot of them do...

fag trying to get attention by dyeing there hair black being antisocial with more self pity than bill gates has money

"i buy" in latin i guess that suits it best-at least for what emo-core has become

An emo is not a well off teen that puts on a fake personality, when emos say they are misunderstood it is interpreted in entirely the wrong way, when emos say they are misunderstood it does not mean that they are depressed beyond what you could imagine, it does not mean people could not possibly understand the tough times they are going through, when an emo says they are misunderstood they mean people think they avoid having fun, self harm, are antisocial, and are essentially drama queens. These stereotypes are not true, what people dont understand about emo is that it is purely a fashion sense and taste in music, it is an alternative style, such as indie, goth (which also generalized blindly), punk etc. It is time people realized that emos are sociable and just tend to enjoy socializing with others who share their taste in music and fashion. Any emos that do happen to be depressed, it is due to the fact that they have been bullied senselessly by people who have no idea what they are talking about.

Many people have pre-judgements about Emo's. Alot of people will see an Emo and start bitching even though they don't know the person. There are many different reasons for people to want to be emo. Some people just like the fashion statements, some feel that it is the perfect way to express themselves, some feel they have been driven to it. But, unless you actually know the person, you really can't say anything bad about them. People often tag Emo kids as 'Rude, Anti-social, Freak and many more 'obscene' words' When infact most Emo's are actually really great people, they are fun, sensitive and they are so easy to be around. There is nothing wrong with being Emo. The typical 'Emo Stereotype' is wrong in many cases. The main point of being Emo is that you can express yourself freely, in whatever way you want to. Emo kids often look like the scene kids, there are a few tiny differences between the two but they are quite alike really. The Emo community is a fast growing and increasingly popular style among the younger generations. In other words what i'm trying to say is; Emo is THE SEXX!!!

A purposely sullen genre of music drooled over by faceless teenagers who crave a dynamic self image by adhering to a pathetic lifestyle that represents a blatantly superficial side of human qualities and emotion.

sometimes stereotyped as cutters and suicidal but that isn't the fact. emos are really more sensitive then more people. Some punks are mistaken as emos. emos most of the time have long hair covering one or both eyes and wear tight shirts skinny jeans and convers that isn't always the case tho emos sometimes can wear all the prep clothes but not often. most if not all listen to what is called emo music. some if now all emos are bi (becuse lets face it guy on guy is really hott) emo = emotional

1. A very emotional person 2. Someone who cuts themselves to distract themselves from the emotional pain by inflicting physical pain 3. A style consisting of skinny jeans, long shirts, somewhat long and shaggy hair that covers one or both of the eyes, and fat shoes. This is a recent style and usually considered "hot" on middle school to high school students, and occasionally college.

Emo has nothing to do with being 'emotional' or 'emotionally hardcore' ... Everything is emotional. Emo kids are just whiny fucks who hate anything normal because they want to be 'special' ...

A type of music or genre, genrally thought of as depressed & suicidal. This is not always the case, though, as many 'emo kids' are fun-loving & just like the music and the style. Often connected with scene kids.

The worlds biggest group of whiny emotional pinpricks that never shut up about how much their life sucks, then they drive away in their Benz with My Chemical Romance blaring and start wailing along to the music. The natural enemy of Metalheads, Goths and regular people. (Take into account that some emo chicks are hot and just dress as emo. if you see an emo chick, ask a question, and if the words, life, sucks, misery or unfair come up, then RUN LIKE A MOFO!)

goth light; diet goth

ok, lets quit dissing the emos. emo stands for emotional. many of them dont know how to cope with the many hard obstacles of life(like me) and many of them turn to cutting themselves. it helps release everything that is being held inside. not all emos have black spiky hair and tight jeans etc. an emo person can look like a prep. it doesnt matter, fact is, is that emo means emotional. it can also be a style.

a softer, less hard-core version of goth and punk. an emo kid typically wears mainly black with neon brights and styles their hair in sweeping side bangs across their face.

Not goth. It's a style for kids who got rejected from that whole society because they whined too much to be goth. Often, they DO listen to the same music. However, that doesn't make the goth a poser. It makes the emo have a good taste in music. They still today try to fit with goths, but fail because us goths can't handle this: "My life sucks! Why can't I just fit in with everyone else like those goths do? I'm going home to cut myself now, GOD!!!"

emo is a feeling. a way of life. black offed with brights. lots of makeup. and no smiles.

Emotional see Sasuke

Middle-class to rich white people, between the ages of 14 to 27 who listen to gay bands such as taking back sunday ans bullet for my valentine,in an attempt to express their individualism with something that everyone else does, who think that the whole worlds against them, even though nothing in their life justifies their emo-ness.

Emo is just a word. It loosely describes a group of people that are inspired by music, have an alternative dress sense but cannot be called Goths or Punks. Emo is a new sub-culture of fashion and being that draws influence from predecessors' best bits whilst retaining its individuality. Usually it's only parents that mistake an 'Emu' for a Goth. Emos are similar to punks in that they are not apologetic about dressing differently, although you're probably less likely to get headbutted for offending one. One aspect of Emo culture is the friendships between them and the way they appreciate one other. Whilst some peer groups condemn someone for daring to change or look different. Emo can be casual but bright; with contrasting colours and prints like a Nu-Punk Contrast, or can be darker, smarter and more sophisticated but with an elaborate edge. The people involved in it didn't wake up one morning and think 'I want to be an Emo'. Emo isn't any particular fashion trend; it can be everything and nothing - its an attitude. Taking risks isn't without its risks though, obviously, Emos are marked as targets of abuse for being different. Some people have to stereo-type things to understand them, others want to bring it down to its base level and others want to destroy what is different.

A person who is depressed and hates life.Alot of people think people do it to be cool.There are some people who do but u forget that there are people who are truely depressed.Some of the people who do it to be cool have diferent reasons.Girls aperantly like sensitive guys so they do it to get girls and screw them,Do it to weird out there parents,and alot of other reasons.people who think evryone who is emo is doing it to be cool need to get a real look at people not everyone pretends

A person who cries about every little thing.

a person who is very depressed; hard core

a kid with long hair does not care what people think about him that wears black

Emo = Tight Jeans, Converse/Vans, Wear red/black, Cry over having to go home at 10pm because they want to get pissed on white star, Paint tears on there face, Are OTT in how they are and what they wear, can be very attention seeking

Emo is a word of many definitions and its about time there was a non biased opinion up here. 1) A variety of music, generally perceived as having depressing or emotional lyrics and sometimes including references to hell, satan, death and other generally frowned on topics. Not to be confused with heavy metal or death metal, emo has a gentler guitar solo, however it has been known to mix itself with other dark varieties of music. Well known bands that include themselves in an emo stereotype would be Paramore and MCR. 2) Emo People It is commonly understood that there are two types of "emo" people. Type A - the emotional A person who is well known to self harm and promote other destructive activities with suicide being related to them often. A common misconception of emotionals is that they are lonely people. In reality an emotional can belong in any stereotype and have a social circle of any size. They can also keep their self harm a secret or choose to have it well known. They are often considered to be attention seeking and depressing, with tendancies to write lyrics or poems themed with death and love and strong desires to sit in dark corners. Type B - the "emo faggot" The "emo faggot" is the least liked variety of emo. Generally known to wear tutu's, skinny jeans and MCR T-Shirts they are easily spotted in a crowd and receive a lot of abuse from other stereotype gangs. This stereotype is now expanding into a new era with the group known as scene kids. Emo faggots tend to either despise the term "emo" or treasure it, their opinion can base itself on their mood, their company or the time, date or weather. They are also well known to pursue hobbies such as photography, metal or "emo" music listening and the aforementioned poetry and lyric writing. The stereotype is generally shunned by other members of society and the "emos" themselves tend to blame society for their state of minds. Their future is indefinite, however elderly emo's have yet to be sighted in public areas. Search teams have been sent out but currently they have produced no hard evidence to suggest that this mythical species exists. Therefore we can optimisticly assume that "emos" eventually do, in time, reach a more stable mentality. We can also pessimisticly assume that they all die, but the question will only be answered in a half decent fashion after many people who know not very much, write very long books on the subject, and eventually people who know a lot more ignore the books and grow tired of the question, resultinh in them guessing an answer that we shall all assume is correct.

A word describing an ever-expanding group of disproportionate teens, who to themselves, believe that their lives are somehow more difficult or painful than that of their peers. Appearance: Black long hair. Torn clothing. Dirty and unkept appearance (citing laziness.) Males often wear female pants, and other clothing, often being mistaken for homosexuals. Females are often times obese and homely in appearance, leading to a possible cause for their depression. Emo females often have their hair dyed many different unmatching colors, as to compound their already poor appearance, futher lessening their chances for any type of relationship. Demeanor: Emo kids are found to be very whiny and inherently sad individuals, with no apparent cause. When asked, they often claim that others who aren't emo 'just dont understand' when in reality, this is just a scapegoat for lack of a true cause of their 'depression.' This often leads you to discredit their cause, and often times angers them, but is unthreatening, because they will likely injure themselves before inflicting harm on you. Personalities: Emo kids tend to be more intelligent indiviuals, but it is wasted on working a job at Mcdonald's just to buy more emo flare to add to their persona. (buttons, chains, other useless paraphenailia.) They often believe they have deeper souls than other people. It is nothing more than a misconception of reality, that emo kids use to try to feel different from other people, but is a fallacy. Often whiny and lazy, the emo kid tends to be idle most days, wasting time. Conclusion: Emo kids are easy to spot, even easier to make fun of. Being sad because daddy's credit card is maxed out isn't a reason to be sad. Its reason enough to feel like a whiny brat. Emo kids tend to grow out of their idiotic state, and evolve to be normal people, most of the time. Most emo kids will disagree with this definition, saying that "isn't what emo is about" or "thats not what we are." Even they have no explanation as to what 'emo' is. This is largely due to the fact that they don't know, and are simply fitting a profile, with their other emo peers, and also like their 'jock' peers, who also dress and act to conform to a certain profile.

A pair of jeans and a haircut. See also: poser, desperate wannabe, freak, or sick attempt at trying to be cool.

A little pussyass bitch.

A fag who wants attention, true some girls are hot but mostly they have small petite breasts, they also have low self-esteem which makes it easier than normal girls to manipulate. Common side effects equal depression, moaning writing gay ass songs which will never get you anywhere other than the local bar.

Emo is a person who wants the world to feel bad for them. They dress like fags...no not even fags dress up that gay, and they attempt to look hardcore, even though most of the skinny little queers have never lifted up more than their gay glasses. They think the world is against them and that they wouldnt be missed if they committed suicide...truth is they probably wouldnt. Last of all they think they have all the problems, when really they have the weakest shit to complain about. They are pussies that dont hhave the ability to stand on their own two legs and do something better for the world. They instead listen to queers scream like little girls while they cut themselves.

Some one who is from seattle and listen to fall out boy and 30 seconds to mars while cutting their wrists and complaining about how much life sucks and write dark poetry about their past girlfriends/boyfriends and how they were their world and they can't live with out them....

sad person who slits his wrists and crys

bunch of fucking faggotass kids who think their lives are horrible, cutting (and sometimes killing) themselves in the process. very self-centered- they need to take a better look at their lives and surroundings, especially in a country like America.

Emotional person or attention seeker. The generalisation that has come to the "emo" society is stupid, they have no clue how to create there own style and have fun, they slot in nicely with the million others. Allthough the name is stupid the steriotype is completely reasonable. Most people are just trying to get along with thier lives and do it there own way, it is hard when every catagory of personality is steriotyped, people cant be who they want anymore. We need to cut everyone some slack and stop the deprecation.

Desensitised word that is used by any person who likes, or is affiliated with rap,or who enjoys crap music in generla. It is a term used to encompass any form of rock music in a derogatory way. Originally referring to a narrow genre of Emotive metal and hard rock, it was used by MTV and other music channels to describe a bunch of bands who dress a certain way. People who listen to a certain type of music BECAUSE of the way they dress(ie skinny jeans, tight shirts) can be described as Emos(note the diffence to dressing a certain way to reflect their music choice). Emo is now a style of dress more than anything. Emos can also be described as hissy cutters. Emo was originally a type of good ol' fashioned pioneer rock and metal. But now its a word that is thrown around and makes all true rocker cringe.

v. Used when pwning TPhaggerK, or Jacob.

Emo's are people who hate certain people and are 'emotional' hence the fact theyre called 'emos'. Emo's dont always wear black, die theyre hair, cut, or are always depressed. Theyre confused teenagers who can't find a true meaning in life. It's also a way of expressing themselves.

noun: A genre of music/lifestyle mostly conformed by white, middle-class teens and characterized by a fixation on Tim Burton's movies/characters, skin-tight black clothing, self-pity, really bad poetry, and lots of crying. adj.: A whimpy, melodramatic, and fashionably overconcerned teen who pretends he/she is the ONLY one with problems and love to complain about how bad his/her suburban life is, thinking that PITY, not character and personality, is the way to attract the opposite sex.

Short for emotional-hardcore: An 80's subgenre of hardcore punk which in itself is a genre of punk rock, used to define creative, angsty, and melodromatic bands that WERE PUNK, yet at the same time, to creative and knowing too many guitar chords to be classified as punk. The term was invented by fans of Rites of Spring, a hardcore punk band looking to break out of the D.C. hardcore punk scene and create a unique sound. Emotional-hardcore, often shortened to emocore, or emo, was very short lived, as were many of the bands in it. After emo came indie, post-hardcore, screamo, and post-emo. The term has been borrowed by asshole teenagers that constantly shop at Hot Topic, wear skinny jeans, black eye liner, and hear infront of their eyes, and listen to nothing but pop punk, metalcore, the pussified version of death metal, and post-hardcore. How to identify emo: -IF THE BAND IS NOT A PUNK BAND, THEN THEY ARE NOT AN EMO BAND. -IF THE BAND USES GUTTURAL VOCALS, HAS A BREAKDOWN, OR HAS A DOUBLE BASS, THEY AREN'T EMO. -IF THE LYRICS ARE "POETIC" PIECES OF CRAP ABOUT EX-GIRLFRIENDS, SUICIDE, OR SUICIDE, THEY AREN'T EMO. -YOU ARE NOT EMO. -IF THE BAND IS AROUND TODAY, AND IS INFLUENCED BY HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THEY ARE NOT EMO. The Northern Eastern SCENE KID that wears nothing but black is somehow mistaken for emo, but is sadly, still scene kid.

emo is a steriotype of a person like a chav in a way most emos just feel neglected or unwanated and slit there wrists for the sake of it but other emos can do it to feel wanted. The way they act reflects on the music they listen to such as rock punk. Most chavs hate emos and judge them.

Wondering what an emo is? simply picture this... a teenager aged from 12 to 17 (usually look about 7-9) who have either black, red, purple or other weird colour of hair, usually in a slanted 45 degree angle across the face who actually enjoy reading depressing poetry, hating life, wearing black and stripy clothes(kind of copying moshers), standing completely still at gigs and forming bands with no sense of rhythm or originality. Also, women emo's sometimes aspire to look like a man as to seriously embarrass anyone meeting them who can't figure out what sex they are... they tend to only hang around with other emos or try to hang around with moshers and hate anybody who does not see the world through their selfish, ungrateful pussy eyes. P.S. Be carefull, if encountering emo or listening to emo conversation cover your ears and run as they usually enjoy pointless unfunny randomness which to us sounds like the insane ramblings of a mental patient who quickly realized that boiling water is hot. But to them it serves as almost a complex second language in which they can have in depth conversations about how much they hate being like others that's why they're emos and how those africans are all starving like dirty conformists.

Someone that thinks there life is shit and they sometimes cut thereselves. They sometimes have there nose/lip peirced and have a fringe covering one eye. Boy emos usually have jet black hair.

homos that listen to music and want to cry and kiss other boys

the only group of people that lie about the "hard life" of rich suburban family life. these "people" wish to die. they attempt to do this by cutting swallowing one more pill over the regular amount and tell lies to make them cooler

A cross between styles mosher and goth but more shallow and false than both. Say they like noisy music that shouts about how much it hates the world and people in general, but probably don't really. Dress in sort of goth/mosher clothes that can sometimes be ok, but usually really not. Clothes are usually covered in skulls. Apparently thay cut themselves, but I can't see how thats turned into a style, and I have never met ann emo who does.

Someone who is depressed,temperamental,or just don't have any friends.Not ALL people like this are emo,but most are. Most people don't like emos because they're jealous of the privacy and style emos have.Emos,DON'T all cut their wrists,but I think some do....

An emo kid is a bit like a greebo/goth/punk etc, only an emo kid 'likes' this music because they think that it's cool. Saying they are sensitive and that they show their feelings is fair enough. however a vast majority of emo kids pretend to think dark thoughts and be depressed and sad. And this is what an emo kid is. typical emo music is maroon 5, embrace, athlete etc. Emo kids think they are goth. they aren't.

Basically, all "emo looking" people, are just that. Most who consider themselves emo have probably never heard of Emotive Hardcore. I think these days, the meaning of emo has just become "emotional (looking, and acting) wreck" although, in most cases, these kids are quite happy or atleast content with their lives. In other cases, kids get so into the emo scene that they start to depress themselves. It is just a phase for most and they will grow out of it... well, the ones that don't slash themselves up too badly.

Usualy a prep that feels like they need more attention so they make themself more noticable(aka cutting wrists and wearing different clothing) and talk about how much they hate themselves. Also have destroyed all other styles that are dark in some way.

Usually associated with a music style of soft contemporary rock, too often mislabeled as punk or goth. It developed as a result of children being force fed experimental mood enhancing medication by lazy and ignorant parents to drown out any real emotions or personality, leaving behind no trace of testosterone in males and psychosis in females. It is also associated with the fashion trends of the fans of this genre. Styles are similar to those of scenesters .

A Kind Of Scene Child EXAMPLE: >Real Emos Dont Know Theyre Emo And Constantly Say There Not. >Posers Go Around Saying There Emo

Emo = Tight Jeans, Converse/Vans, Wear red/black, Cry over having to go home at 10pm because they want to get pissed on white star, Paint tears on there face, Are OTT in how they are and what they wear, can be very attention seeking There are 2 types of emos, the hardcore proper emos 'emotional' people who are actually upset about real things and keep it 2 themselves And fashion emos who crave attention so cry as much as possible and cut themselves (trying to kill themselves apperently which they never do) and then tell everyone in the world about it

stupid little rich kids who think they have it bad cause their parents wont buy them a xbox or some shit like hat. they also complain about shit like their little girlfriends left them or they got rejected. Most emos are bisexuals bcause they are too scared to be teased about being a poofters but it would be an emo sin to straight. i have studied emos for about 2 weeks and this is my results. thank you for reading and knowing the truth..

FUCK this shit is so fucking retarded kk if u arnt "emo" then wat the fuck are u gangsta cuz thats fucking retarded anyway if u are then fuck most of the rap is somewat "emo" and anyway people cant be emo. emo is a genre that is from goth anyway fuck this shit

emo just means emotional. nothing more so don't take it as that. Some people take it as "cutting, crying, being there own person". more people who think that "emo" means that are just wanting to be noticed or try to be cool in there own way. some people just make up stupid stuff about it and think that it will get them what they want and more "emo" friends. PEOPLE, FOR CHRISTS SAKE!!! IT JUST MEANS EMOTIONAL mentally or physicly

emo simply means "emotional". Most people believe it is the type of clothing worn by people (usually teens). But in reality it is just a shortened word for emotional. People who wear "Hollister" and "Abercrombie" can be emo as well. The whole tight genes on guys and dyed hair is actually the scene.

see wuss or wussy

A bunch of fags that wear black, cut themselves, cry over little things even though they are loaded enough to shop at Cock Topic( yeah you have lots of money and parents that love you enough to give you money, life is pain huh?) These are not considered human, but a subspecies known as emopithecidae. They should be shot on site and are an annoyance to all.

A. The first name of a comedian. B. Trendy way to say emotional. C. An unfortunate name for genre of music that is derived from hardcore punk, but is more experimental and usually more complex. It was called emo because it incorporated more emotions than simple punk anger. D. An entirely different genre of music based in turn of the century pop punk. Though it's not bad, per se, it tends to be derivative and a little boring. Fans of (C) emo hate (D) emo with a passion.

The modern term for goth. Basically white kids from upper middle class homes that like to dress like vampires and act depressed. The male emos are usually closeted drag queens that want to wear makeup without being called "fags."

although you say that "emo" isn't a term that means "tight pants, sidebangs and diluted, meaningless metaphores" etc, surely if people commonly use the word "emo" to describe all that shit, then the word "emo" really does mean "tight pants, sidebangs and diluted, meaningless metaphores" because that is how it has come to be interpreted. That's called ETYMOLOGY, dumbass, and it's precisely what this site is designed for!

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emo is goth for fucking pussies so burn in hell you emo douche bags. XD

Pah,Emo? Its just another trend It will die soon enough Dont worry For the mean time.. Who really gives a fuck what it is, who is doing it or why?

People become emo for different reasons. 1. Because they are depressed and need something to make them feel happier about themselves by conforming to a group of people that feel the same way. 2. Because they like the clothing or music and to fit in change other things to make themselves fit in to be proper emo. 3. Because they want an identity and emo is the easyest group to join. I would be intrested to know if theres any other reason someone would want to become emo. Emos try to say that they are not emo and just being themself. But themself just happens to be the exact description of emo and that doesn't happen unless you make it happen. Emos wear tight t-shirts, black skinny jeans, converse or vans they have black dyed hair which if is not perfectly straight it is straightened untill it is. They try to be hardcore but just look like twats doing there hxc dancing to there shitty emo music. Just type in hxc to youtube for an example. There are band out there that are not emo and are doing hardcore and punk much better than them eg gallows. Emos stole alot of things from indie and metal and make it much much worse than the original.

Emo is a genre of music which has been around since the 1980s or so and started with Emotive Hardcore or something. Apart from a) in relevance to fans from that time period, or b) the musical history perhaps found in Kerrang! magazine or Wikipedia, the term "emo" is no longer widely used to describe this. In definition the word "emo" is mostly heard on the streets, especially in "Great" Britain to define: a) a style of music involving Dashboard Confessional or My Chemical Romance -- and sometimes used prejudicedly by others who term anything containing a guitar and singing together as "emo" music (despite that what music is "emo" or not has become yet more blurred with the introduction of High School Musical which is supposed to be some mainstream form of pop or hiphop music but has been latched onto by "emos" as has it by "chavs") b) a style of fashion which can include black or neon coloured skinny jeans, Vans or Converse trainers, black eyeliner and sometimes lipstick, black dyed hair, and fitted band-logo t-shirts/cardigans etc/band-logo hoodies, or any combination of these c) a term used cheerfully by people who are involved with one or both of the above, to describe themselves, others and it d) a derogatory term used disapprovingly by people who do not consider themselves or their style of music/dress "emo", perhaps because they are disgusted that others categorize things they like as "emo" and they personally do not know enough about the definition of "emo" to realise that this could be wholly or partly true, so they acquire a prejudice In truth, people should stop being so offended about the use of the term "emo" because at the end of the day it's like when black people used to be referred to as "nigger" and besides that they still find this offensive but many happily refer to themselves as "nigger". On that basis, it should be understood that if somebody does NOT refer to themselves, their style of dress, or their band or bands they like, as "emo", they will not appreciate somebody calling them as such - as also stood in the 1990s with "grunge" and has done with "goth" and "punk". If somebody DOES refer to themselves as "emo", they are emo and proud because they say so. It is not something like sexuality that people generally hide from; usually teenagers are happy to express what they like. BASICALLY SOMEBODY IS NOT ACTUALLY EMO UNLESS THEY SAY SO, WHATEVER EVIDENCE OTHERS MIGHT PROVIDE THAT THEY FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. So note to people who have found the other above definitions of "emo" offensive - just quit worrying about it because people ARE going to call you "emo" for those above reasons, and if you call yourself "emo" then you have to prepare for people to carry on like that. It means they are small-minded and don't know what it connotates to. I know that sucks, but it's the sad truth. The gift of free speech in places such as Urban Dictionary is a brilliant thing; the fact that people use the anonymy of the internet to say abusive things from a safe distance holed up in their boring homes, when it proves they have nothing to do, is an unhappy truth in itself, but being offended by any of that just means that they have got what they hoped for - and proves their point about emo stereotypes. If someone bullies "emos" about being "emo" then that shows what an idiot the person is. If the "emo" cries about it and gets all messed-up then the bully wins. Hope that helps a lil. :)

All emos are fake, even those that claim to be a true emo, i highly doubt you were born that way. I bet one day you showed up dressed like an emo, or if not all at once, it happned, the point is, there was a time you didnt dress like that or assosciate with that, therefore, all emos are fake,everyone that decided to go emo after you is a poser in your mind.

a depressing poet philosopher and song writer, this group of often teenage people, sit round in circles and get drunk. when bored at home, we get depressed, and come up with grudges against people, but rather than hurting that person we hurt ourselves. we even have our own style of music, witch is always emotional and some say (me) origionates from the 80's style music. the brief definition is emotional punk rocker.

queers who have normal lives but they think their life is the worst. They live in caves and cast spells. The male species wear tight pants and tight shirts that show their out of shape arms. 95% of the time you can only see one of their eyes because they have hair over one of them. These are referred to as "cyclops emos." All of them deny their emonallity. The female species are very bitchy and will snap if you call them emo. they generally all cut their wrist to "relieve their eternal pain and suffering." All emos say people don't understand them and say they have had a crisis happen to them such as molestation and or rape. Emos are usually born nerds who can't seem to mutualize with anybody as friends so they join the emo clan. Emoism usually begins for rejects at around age 13 and usually ends around age 17, but can last much longer.

when gay and goth have a child

Emo is something that a lot of people hate and god knows why. There's nothing wrong with it and people need to grow up. Quit putting emo and gothic in the same category they are completely different. I think people should know everything about something if they are going to hate it, I mean what's the point in hating something you know nothing about? So get a life, get off emo's case and worry about something worth while, and if you continue to dwell on it, then go have a cry about it and become what you people assume to be emo.

Depressed teenagers who often cut themselves 'to feel alive.' They typically have black hair, and thick rimmed glasses. They generally carry a black rain cloud of depression around, and they sigh a lot. They read books about cutting themselves, drug addictions and vampies, and enjoy movies with the same subjects.

The hottest thing in the world to look at..but dont make eye contact.. They look great from a distance..if youre as sick and twised as dethkitn.. ;)

a term to describe weird kids who are more normal than they think but want to pretend they are different from the norm. however, the display of being emo is very pop culture in dress and music and goes against what most emo's think. They think they are EMOtionally disturbed!

"Emotional", "Emotive" or whatever, who really cares ...

a bitch

One who enjoys company of the same sex. One who cries during their sleep. The little brother of the Gothic kind.

Okay, stereotypers stfu posers also stfu LOOK Emo POSERS do get annoying but hell theyre are real emos I'm getting tired as shit of all these stereotypes. Not all emos want to cry in a dark space. Some don't even cut!!! They just dress dark and sometimes listen to....interesting music...so all of you SHUT THE FUDDJA UP

a very misused term. "emo" is a kind of music. there are a lot of ignorent people who will not let you explain to them the tru definition of this word this term is mixed up with scene a lot. emo isnt about cutting yourself, its mostly about music. my definition might not be the most acurate but i dont like how people confuse emo with scene not all people who are emo are cutters. anybody could be a cutter which is extreemly unhealthy. if anybody you know cuts themselvs get them some help, or just sombody to talk openly to.

a monroe middle school gang that was formed by some very strange awesome girls. they represented strength, love, integrity, and support.

THIS IS A DEFINTION ON WHERE YOU CAN FIND EMOS. Emos are like annoying little insects that you swat and they come back again, only much worse. You see emo gay guys making out on SIMS. You see 3/4 of the Youtube video population containing retarded slide shows on gay emo dudes, again kissing eachother or proposing to eachother. You go to every single local show and there will be a pit containing emo girls who apparently think that they are on So You Think You Can Dance. You go to every single dark depressing corner of the mall and you see emo children eating happy meals and snow cones. You go to Kmart and Walmart and you see ten year old emo kiddies buying sour straps with their mommies whilst having THREE holes in each ear pierced. At that age already. You go to the delivery sections of supermarkets and bus stops and see emo guys slouching together pretending they are depressed with this world, when really they are craning their necks trying to see if you are looking how in touch with their feelings they are whilst blowing half of their hair off their face without much success. And, finally, you will see them the most falling on their fat arses in skating rinks. Or, you could just go to local parks and watch two emo guys giggle together then pull a serious face once someone walks by to maintain their reputation. It's very entertaining.

We all know Emo is a genre of music but what word can describe those kids you see in the local mall or that random kid that always sits in the same place every lunch break at school. We will just refer to them as emo kids. They will usually deny being "emo" but don't be confused, they actually love the attention they get. The kids who go around saying they are emo, they are usually the faggots who should be hit. They'll listen to lots of different bands - - My Chemical Romance (This is because MCR is life) - Panic! At The Disco (This is because Panic! are geniuses) - Random Techno Bands (This is because every emo loves to get up and dance when they're not OD'd on the floor) - Old School Punk (This is because they are actually more xtuffx then the other kids give them credit for, not) They'll dress in lots of different clothes and colours as long as it's black and tight - -Black Skinnies (If you don't have these don't even try and claim to be emo) -Black Band Shirts (If you don't have at least two of these don't even try and claim to be emo) -Black and White Checkered Belt (Like because whites a colour aswell!) -Vans/Chucks (Because emos need to wear basketball shoes even though they hate sport, it's just emotional like that you know?) -Random apparel (Like the clothing, can be any colour as long as it's black or white) Now that you know what these kids are wearing it shouldn't be hard to track a few down in your local area. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. Honestly, emo kids are popping up everywhere these days. Hell after reading this you'll probably turn to your more emotional side and next thing you know your begging to go shopping with your mum so she'll buy you some new tight jeans. Oh Yes, the tight black jeans usually have rips in them. I don't know wether this is to look trendy or because they fall over a lot due to not being able to see because of their black hair covering their eyes. HAIR is a big thing and probably the most hardest to become emo and fit in. Dye it black, grow it, brush it forward. That was hard. Just remember these emo kids are highly emotional so don't go around giving them shit just because they don't know any better, in around 6 months they'll move on and deny ever listening to MCR or claiming to be emo. You'll see enough of these kids and learn to thank them for the amount of laughter they create when you walk past, but never actually laugh at them. You're a jock/slut remember, you have to spread rumours - that's your job.

a group of people that love to get FUCKED IN THE ASS

Well, you can get a pretty good wrong picture of an emo person from the 100's of other definitions of Emo. But actually they are possibly mostly wrong. "emo" is now used as a term (which is alternative to goth) for people who like to wear what they like..such as black skinny jeans and those who have a fringe. This term is overrated and is really unrealistic. I'm not going to bother writing down an actual definition, but it could mean someone who has deep personal issues and actually like being unique, but are usually happy most of the time. So yeah :)

People who get mad at the world so they slit there wrists becase there dumb asses.

a word the cool kids use to describe everything and anything

1. (musical genre) emo music rose form the Washington DC punk scene in the mid 80s. bands were noted for being lighter. Notable to today's definition, bands sang instead of the more aggressive punk branch that would become hard core. Due to its vague definition and use as an insult, many bands that are not self proclaimed emo bands are branded with this title. 2. (lifestyle) This is the more commonly known definition. Emos are often self pitting, and have a negative outlook on life. many emos are compared to "goths". The term is usually used for people who's "depression" is fake and only for attention.

First of all, all of this crap out today like Dashboard Confessional and TaKiNg BacK SuNdaY lyk OMG!!!!!! is NOT emo. MTV just decided to call it that because calling it pop music wasn't "punk rawk" enough. Emo does not stand for "emotional." It stands for Emotive Hardcore, and had it's beginnings in the DC hardcore scene in the early 80's. This website >>>http://www.fourfa.com) explains it all rather nicely, for the most part. REAL Emo was never about being "scene" wearing tight sweaters and eyeliner, or acting like a pussy, it was about the music. But the Emo scene died in the mid 90's, and it should RIP, not be dragged up and slapped on all of these shitty bands as a label.

a person (usually an upper class white kid) who wears black eye-liner and skinny jeans because they have "problems", but instead of doing something about these "problems" they sit around in their houses pitying themselves while slashing their wrists hoping that someone gives them unneeded attention

90% of the MySpace community.

A style in which white teenagers wear black clothes and black eyeliner around their eyes. Their bangs usually slant across their face and cover one of their eyes. Emos listen to bands such as My Chemical Romance and Green Day.

A person who tries desperately to be a goth, fails miserably and cries about it. Usually writes feeble songs about death/rejection, has ruined eyeliner from crying and will whinge and whine incessantly about wanting to kill themselves but don't have the guts to go ahead and do it. Usual target for chavs, along with moshers, goths grungers etc

An abnormally depressed individual. Individuals of this community dress in a more lighter type of Goth style. Emo even has its own music style which has soft guitar play, and lyrics that make the listener feel sad, unusual, unloved, and often suicidal. In some cases, Emo people have a tendency to cut an area of their body in order to distract their artificail depression with pain. usually whines about their misunderstood life style, Emos are more easily spotted as a group.

First of all, everyone who wrote that Emo was a type of punk is pissing me off. Emos ARENT metal, punk or hardcore. Emos bands lyrics are about suffer not about power. I think emofags are tired to be call homosexual, fags, pussies and all so they try to develop their styles in something more respected. But sorry guys is doesnt work. STOP TO STOLE OUR MUSICC

An emo is a person who wanted to be a goth but their parents said they weren't allowed so they settled for emo.

(generally)middle-class bored teenagers who are morbidly attracted to concepts of misery, suffering and death and who wear black or dark coloured clothes to reflect their ethos that 'life is so very depressing when you think about it'. They often have pierced lips, dark makeup, and invariably have long hair, mostly straightened and black, covering part of their face, perhaps to aid their introspective tendencies. They try to stand out but ironically have formed a taxonomy of emos (who all look the same.) Male emos are often bisexual, or pertain to be,kissing each other, because it shows the extent of their perceived emotional scope. They listen to special emo music of which the lyrics concern self-hatred, complaints against the shallowness of other people etc. etc. However, there are varying degrees of emo-ness as some peole (semi-emos) like the dark dress sense, but can't be assed with the whole 'cut me now' syndrome, and these are emos a non-emo could probably have a conversation with.

An emo is a person who falls in love with someone he or she hardly knows and when said person does not return the feeling, he or she will fall into a state of extreme depression or "emoness". When in this state the person will be utterly convinced that they have the worst life of all time. Forgetting of course about third world country’s. These emo’s sometimes dress in distinctive black clothing and wear way too much makeup. They also tend to have reeeeally dirty hair. Some emo’s will appear as perfectly sane people and will be pleasant to be around. Until they talk about how sad they are. Some people are just sad. The emo sad can be singled out. You will know emo sad when you suddenly want to kill the person because they won’t shut up and stop whining.

The cause of all death and sadness on this planet.

sore throat people singing needing a vicks vapodrop

people (men normally) who is "in touch" with their feelings (homosexuals that don't admit it)and get easily depressed because of everything, including the fact that they are good for nothing, not even good at killing them selfs, so they enter a defective cycle where they get depressed and try to suicide but they fail and get more depressed and so on..

A depressing music which gathers attention of would-be-goths and the hatred of wannabe skaters. To waste time to segregate people by their way of thinking. To say someone is Emo or say you are Emo is overall pointless. The reason people think that Emo is so bad is because television, though being entertaining, stops us from having feelings. And we make fun of people who do have feelings calling them "Over-Emotional" when we in fact are "Emotionless".

descrides every retard with rediculous drainpipe jeans and bleached side fringe, that cries at night becuz there mommy wont give them a fiver, and threatens to slit there wrists (all for attention of course)

A being which is very fun to make fun of and beat the crap out of. When mixed with bands such as Hawthorne Heights or Taking Back Sunday and a razor, the cutting ensues...

emo is a state of mind. NOT a fashion style, or a genre of music, if these are the things you are referring to, you might like to select a different term such as, "goth" or "scene". when a person is emo it means they cut their self usually to relieve pain.

a true emo kid is tired of life and sees no reason to live any more. a true emo cuts themselves in order to see if they still need to live. as long as we feel pain we must exist. that is my view on emos anyway. thats why im emo any way so whatever.

an emo is, honestly, a kid with a problem. they wear cool clothes in my opinion, though!idk...

basically... a pussy version of goth

People who think everyone and everything hates them ,and slit theyre wrists because it helps them forget about all the other shit thats going on in theyre lives.And they dress all dark (some of them)

Short for emotional.

1.)type of music, a croos between goth punk scremo 2.)type of lifestyle or label

a poor excuse for humans who are always depressed and have no life basically. they tend to have greasy @$$ hair and like to cut them selves thinking the scars would go away and the tight pants..... thats just f'ing retarded...if your going to wear girl pants go get a sex change damn it.

Suppressed children who get grounded all the time, Cry alone in the dark, and smell of hair gel and cigarettes. (As well as ass from all the butt smex) A true emo would cry if you called them emo. Skinny girl jeans, emover, ofter seen with tight hoodies, bad tattoos Enjoys bands such as, Bright eyes, Mars Volta, Claps your hands say yeah, Dignan (will try and describe emo music as "indie" ITS EMO) thinks there hot and important men like men

1. A type of music. 2. A shity little poser (uselly a teenager) who talks about how he/she hates life when he/she has their health, is able to go to school, and has the money to go on shoping sprees and buy all the fagey that they whare. They also talk about hateing conformest when they conform them selfs 3.The more evolved less dark goth (goth is just a more evolved punk) origionated in 1982. 4. The fags that give people that really are clinicly depressed, a bad name!

Emo, noun. Sub-genre of really pathetic people, who give goths, and people with real emotional problems a bad name. Usually found listening to old-school cd players and over-sized head-phones. Reason, they want to be different. They fail at this because they are all different together. Usually they even look the same. Fringe of jet-black hair to covering the right or left 2/3 of their face. Girls usually wear skin tight black jeans, guys steal their girlfriends' jeans. And make up. And sex-toys. And ex boyfriends. Emo's usually complain about how no-one understands them, that's because no one cares about a snotty rich kid who creates fictional problems because they're bored and have too much money. If you want to find out more about emo's go to your next, 30 Seconds to mars, Hawthorne Heights, or to view them in their full, sad splendour. You are emo if you started crying after the second sentence. Also, there is nothing more entertaining than making fun of an emo. I personally sleep on a waterbed filled with the tears of a thousand emo's.

Emo stands for emotionally different, or just emotional. They apply to a certain group of people, who are often self proclaimed losers, who go around a in big group, being rejected. The characteristics of emos are normally: -a fringe which covers 3 or 4 fifths of the face, prferably dyed black. This is thought to be a reason they are attracted to their own genger; they cannot see. -attention-seeking gashes on one or both wrists, normally to show off, but many just wear wristbands and fake depression. -eyeliner. And how! As in, so much they cry black tears. Which happens alot. Though many emo boys prefer to wear a complete set of make-up. - An array of non existant problems. - Thick rimmed black glasses. - Very tight black drainpipes, which look impossible but are actually so comfy, you forget everyones staring at you like emo scum. - An obbsession with a) "The Nightmare Before Christmas" b)"Spongebob SquarePants" c)"lovemetal" (whatever that is) d)dressing as a cat. However wierd they may seem, my emo friends are great (just watch out for the emotions). They like being called emos but not greebos, as it makes them over-emotional. So please, if you see someone dressed as a cat in the street, please dont yell, "HEY GREEBO!!! GOING TO YOUR GREEBO STORE, EMO-SEXUAL???"

emotionally depressed

emo is one step below transvestite. their lives are just a black spiraling hole taht is controlled by sterotypes like Jesus and Big Bird and Pokemon. Gosh emos just love screaming to stabby rip stab stab, they have no love. their love is for razors and black toe f cos hes emo enough for cyber sex with aungus with boc choy. Asian emos originated in asia by Jesus's pimping buddy, Doctor Cabbage ft. Boc Choy And Thje GaNg. Hau Ding is a emo, i love him like he loves shaving his legs, Napoleon Dynamites emo, sogh, emo. Most emos hav genital difficienties, in most cases herpes crabs and white rice bubble lyk things on the flaps ov there fannys. emos ar obese fattys that drown there sorrows in cake. i love emo. i hav an emo club. us emos use jelly dildos rather than normal ones becasue u can eat them afterwards!. although the health hazards are quite dangerous, we risk it becuase we enjoy masturabting using unwashed carrots courtesy of Hau dInGs SUpErMaRKeT.

Generaly a person who dresses in all dark clothing and whines about everything. These people whine how their parents hate them, and are just there to torment them, when their parents actually spoil them rotten.

a total joke; a form of amusement for people who are sane and relatively normal; yet another money making machine for MTV; an excuse for well to do kids with no real problems to sit around and complain about something;

Sheep, mainly people who are apparently "depressed" / "misunderstood" / "alone" etc. etc. so on and so forth some often try to self harm...but in the end most can't even cut themselves properly, they don't have a sense of individuality, thats why they are sheep, they just follow the trend because someone else is, and they are because someone else is, and the cycle continues, they listen to depressive music claiming to be "in touch with their emotions" but actually aren't, the male emo's are often thought to be gay, with long hair and feminine looking clothing, could be classed as a new species, and the female emo's ruin themselves with pointless random piercings...

A person that’s always complaining about his life, making a drama out of everything. They usually come to you and just talk about their problems, to the point they annoy the hell out of you, because no matter what you do, you can’t help them, or cheer them up. Being depressive, dramatic and complaining about everything becomes their way of living. Most of the time they are just attention whores looking for everyone’s compassion and time. They sometimes tell you they are going to suicide, but never really do it, because its just another way to get attention.

Please just cut a little deeper and bleed out.

Emotional Post Hardcore-hardcore punk played on the minor keys (thats sad keys to you none musical folks!) with a poor rhythm section whiney vocals integrated with harsh screams singing emotional/introspective lyrics. Has been around since the mid 1980's The nerdy 'emo' kids are called:fashioncore they dont listen to emo they listen to bands like My Chemical Romance and they are the ones that cry about ex girlfreinds

A "person", usually in their early teens, who think that the fact that their parents refuse to buy them a Corvette is the end of the world, and therefore their life is spiraling down a large black hole of deceit and sorrow. The want to express their individuality, but really they are just expressing the individuality of a large group, pretty much making them the very conformists they think they are fighting. Ironic.

Either... 1.Someone who is very sensitive, therefore more easily upset than normal You can't rarely tell if someone is emo or not, only close reletives or themselves, some emos are also easily angered, disgusted or depressed(which is where the myth about all emos being depressed came from.) OR. 2.Someone who is so easily upset that they are always so, often wear drab clothes to express the fact that they are sad, though, contary to popular belief not usually goth clothes. There should be another name for them, since nowdays, if someone hears the word 'emo' they instantly think of this definition.

A hilarious word to look up on the internet and the source of endless jokes and hurt feelings.

Emotionally charged punk rocker. Legend has it they slit there wrists but most of them don't the rumour was likely started by a depressed Emo and a chav started telling the world they kill themselves. Often has black hair swooshed to the side if a boy and most have Jet black hair. it has been known that emo's with natually black hair dye it black anyway

Omg, My Life Sucks.. No one understands me I just want , to Die. -------------------- "I hate me, its not fair i feel so alone yesterday i was so sad i cut myself in the school toilets and wrote 'hate me' in blood... cause everyone hates me you see, all my like millions of scene friends hate me... NOONE LIKES ME THEY JUST PRETEND, its not fair"

A music style and subculture derived from "punk" Often involves high vocals, acoustic guitar and emotional lyrics An example of a mainstream emo band is Taking Back Sunday Often, all the stereotypes that have something in common with Emo are lumped in with it, including Goth, Punk and Scene The subculture often includes a specific fashion, including tight jeans, band T-shirts, and side-sweeping bangs. Emo is probably the most often ridiculed "Highschool Stereotype"

morons who express their emotions too much, are too poor for real Goth Clothing and make-up, and listen to crappy music. excessive doses of Emo will lead to permenant depression, your hair turning white from too much hair color, your soul burning away, starvation and suicide

A label which is used to stereotype people who wear lots of black eyeliner, listen to 'emo' music, don't talk much to other people, and have haircuts that include bangs that's in their faces. Although the term emo can be described in many ways, this is often the case in which people use. The term emo comes from the word emotional.

= wannabee gothic fag

Johnnie Guilbert

Emo's are people who have a crap fashion sense with there tight jeans/trowsers and there rubbish converse shoes and who also listen to shit music

Angst-ridden hormonal teenagers who cannot control their moodswings. They typically like to 'express themselves' with black skinny jeans, black ripped band tshirts, black eye makeup, black whatever... There is not much expression to be made, however, as half of all decent, middle-class kids from the South of England are dressing exactly the same.

A bunch of cry baby non-conformists that think the worlds' against them. They care only about the attention they get for being depressed, So I say give them the razor blades and let them end their own fad. Cry baby bitches

A word used to describe what a fag is.

See flagrant homosexual.

Emo is a type of music not a person so dont fucking catergorize yourself or someone else for fucks sake get it right... also if we must use it as a label all it is is to label a guy/girl who likes to kiss other guys/girls and cry themselves to sleep... anybody who wants to fight me on this can go and get screwed or lets just become emo then we can cry because of a song... lol you crack me up you bunch of fuck heads who dont realise that emo is a music genre not a person

a reason for boys to act like girls

People who need to get a life and dont usually have any real problems. the style originates from music. the thing about emo people is that they have a problem with preps dressing the same and buying expensive clothes, when they do the same thing dressing in black and buying pants that r like 40 $ when the look extreamly ugly.

A reason for boys to look, act and dress like girls without being called gay

a person who likes rock music. real emos have a wider music taste that you would think and they generally do not give a shit if the popular kids like some of their music or not. they do not always wear completely black or cut themselves. real emos only cut themselves if they actualy are depressed about something. fake emos cut so that they can fit in with the emo stereotype.

A self-hating waste of life. You just want to cut them yourself because all they do is complain about love they'll never have, (not to mention the friends they could only dream of). Nevermind waiting for them to finally end it all. They have also ruined the fun of wearing certain clothes and coloring your hair or sneakers(not emo, we've been doing that since we were kids) "Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, and My Chemical Romance falls under the "horrible pop rock" genre, not the emo genre." (This happens to be intensley false. These bands are called alternative rock. Fucking MTV and superficial whores made this horrible label happen.)

emos are gay's the fuck each other, bite their penis moan about being shot in the balls. Let's say that dick-licker is a emo.

see, what happened was... some guy's girlfriend broke his guitar. so he got irrationally emotional and broke his girlfriend's heart. 6 years ago, mind you. now he cuts himself because he misses her. and his guitar. but he cant afford it because he's too sad to get a job. so he borrows his friend's dashboard albums to get through the pain.

Any one who doesn't have a crew-cut and can't lift over 20kilos. Also some one, who might be wearing even one item of black/dark clothing, (doesn't matter if it is only shoes or sunglasses) or some one with dark hair (hold on a second your asian so your hair is naturally black?- doesn't matter). Basically something derogatory to call some one who doesn't fit in, in order to ostracize them further. Synonymous with Jew, nigger, faggot, etc.

A group on whiny teenagers who sulk on how bad there life is. Most of these winy faggots are very well off and have no reason to whine about everything. The emo guys were tight pants and look like girls. They complain about every little thing and the faggots cut themselves wen somthing dosn't go there way.

Adam Hudson

A Person Who Is Emotional. The Tend To Slit There Wrists Becuse They Are Emo ABout Something.

emo are a bunch of douches who cut their wrists, are fucking depressed the whole damn time and like shit emo music like MCR( My Chemical Romance). And most of all, write poems.

Teenagers that really dont know what they have. They just want to be cool like everyone else. Emo teenagers usually think they are the sexiest thing since Chuck Norris, but they are 98.99% wrong most of the time. Emo children not only think they are sexy, Emo children have the worst possible hair styles in all of America. Emo children really show what the United States of America is.

Emotionaly unstable teenager, predominantly white, wears tight, black, clothes. Listen to Emo music (duh). Crys a lot. Hair usualy died black. Most slash there wrists and complain about life.

sure there are some "emo" people who do fit the big crying, slitting wrists all depressing stereotype. but that doesn't mean everyone is like that, and they shouldn't be paid out for it even if they are. its just the label that is given to people who "look the part". also these days people don't fit into one specfic category, they can be a bit of this and that and why should anyone tell them what they can and cant do. i admit there are some posers who just try to look like whatever is in at the time scenesters just to be cool, but you dont always know the difference between the actual ones, and the fake ones. did u ever think people look and dress and act the way they do because they like it? not just because others think its the cool thing. people can look however they want to look, and most of them dont care if you dont like it, and probably dont like what you wear either. and you cant just be all like "well what i believe in is the best, and if you dont like (emo/indie/hardcore/thrash/techno/rnb/whatever) it means i dont like you and your just a fag loser" what kind of mindset is that? everyone should just get over their differences and stop judging people, you may find you have something in common. its not like you have to agree, but dont have such a closed mind and dont judge people so quickly if you dont actually know them

it is a genre of music. it is NOT people who dress in black so on forth, that is pathetic! people who go around saying that need to grow up and know what it really is! "TRYHARD EMO" is no such thing, because you can't try hard your emotions!

kids who usually aren't popular or decent looking so they try out emo to get some attention they think they're cool if they use big dramatic words when discribing their life disapoinments to parents hate corperations (except for Hot Topic, in emo world Hot Topic "understands them") often ramble about how other people are ignorant

a very sensitive emu (large flightless bird of Australasia)

suburban kids who have it very-well off, but are too blind to see it and feel unloved bcz their parents dont hug them. Kids who need to wake up and see that there is a good world out there and quit cutting themselves, seriously.

stupid suburban high school fags that think there problems are bigger then there minds can handle i.e. pussy even if a guy or girl though most emo chicks are less pussys then the emo guys.

A teenager who wears things like tight jeans, band tees and black converse shoes. Some, not all wear eyeliner and write deep poetry and play guitar. They are much more in touch with their emotions and attract girls. Some are Bi.

emo's are ppl that are emotionally unstable. They can be happy but often not. They also cut which is NOT because they are seeking attention but because it makes them feel different than the deep depression they are going though. emo's appearance- Dark hair Skinny jeans Hoody jacket converse large face-covering fringe ipod headphones on emos do not talk a certain way but slogans used are often depressing

I'm emo, I don't wear tight pants, I don't like to wear black, and I'm blonde. I don't cut myself unless I'm really pissed and I suck at art.And I am hyper most of the time. But.... I love converse, all star, Indian Summer, and alternative punk. "Emo" is short for emote. True emos can hang with moshers. Emos are not goth. There is no "real" definition to Emo music. Most "Emo" bands are bad pop music groups.

Emo is a cross between a goth and a punk. Punks generally wear tight jeans and chains where goths tend to wear lace and have long black hair covering their faces. Emos have all of these. Emos are often misunderstood, they are associated with suicide and self-harm. Emos are the bravest, they dare to see the world for what it is and don't try to cover up the real evil with figments of their imagination. Did anyone ever think that the reason why they lock themselves away is because everyone is always bitchin about them? Emos dare to be different, and as for that emosexual crap the dude who made that word up can go and f*ck themselves!

People who suck their own dick (penis)

emo is a music genre... not a stereotype... MMK? you can be emo by being emotional (and being emotional doesn't mean sad... it can mean happy!!!)) but you can't be an emo coz you were dark clothes and listen to special music... thats just gay.... if you call yourself emo... GET A LIFE!!! calling youself emo is like calling yourself metal, or house or rnb.... its physically IMPOSSIBLE to be a music genre!!! oh and slitting your wrist is not emotional... its just gay.... so either get help or get it over and done with and kill yourself... kapeesh?

Emo is a genre of music, but it's also short for "emotes" or "emotions". Y'know, the smilies and stuff you get on MSN, Yaho and AIM.

people/persons that dress gothic. some emos cut themselves on a regular basis, but for the most part just want to belong to a group.

Emo is a sort of commercialized angst, or at least a fashion movement. Emo does not equal "emotional", I think it is music that is almost fake. Bands that aren't only selling their music, but selling their clothes or hairstyles. If a musician has deep lyrics, and I really do mean DEEP lyrics, it's not emo then. But if the lyrics are about some random love story a band made up that's like any other song, then yes I would consider it emo. Because they're probably trying SO hard to be deep about their lyrics, but it's just the same as everything else. It's fake. For example, Secondhand Serenade, Nevershoutnever, or any band/artist like that I would consider emo, because the music seems fake to me. The lyrics suck and is commercialized angst. Here's bands that are more about their clothes or hairstyles that people would call them emo: Fall out boy, Metro Station, you know...bands like that where the clothes fit the kind of "emo" look. Skinny jeans, black hair (usually parted to the side) and other cutesy-very tight looking clothes. Now I am aware that emo used to mean music that was emotional/punkish. In the 90's I believe with bands called Rites or Spring. So, bands that are considered emo, but shouldn't be. BRIGHT EYES! That's like, the best fucking band in the world but people call it emo because it's emotional. Yes, it's emotional, BUT if you think about what emo means now (commercialized angst, style of clothing) it's nothing close to it. I guess any indie sounding band is consindered emo. Like Death Cab For Cutie. Nope nope nope. NOT EMO.

A group of socially retarded teenagers that cut themselves, wear black clothing, cry in dark corners, think they are individuals but they are all the same, go and beat 8 year olds for pleasure. And all cause their parents are rich and love them too much.

eating.me.out.

music genre that has being around for a long time but wasn't mainstream/known for all ppl till MTV start putting it on the spot... Of course not the real emo music just a *light* version... Let's be honest we all gotta admit that this has become a trend, emo ppl try so hard to make themselves look unique on pages like myspace or vampirefreaks... but in the end you're pretty much of the same. Emo trend is so full with cliches like haircut, cutting your wrists (not all), whining about ur life, being bisexual... like really how many have I read "I'm bisexual deal with that" yeah right like if not most of emo kids are "bisexual" or have kiss another guy... you're not being unique, special, individualist or rebelliuos you're just pretty much being part of a big trend just like Punk was a coupple years ago.. and emo haters stop it, there's no point on talking crap about a "trend" bcus emo is that just a trend, in the end it'll go away and there'll be left only the ppl that where there from day #1 and rest of them will move on to the next trend until day actually grew up

Unlike what most people think, emo has multiple definitions. 1. Emo is a type of goth, like Victorian/Romantic, Classic, and Rivet Heads. They're just goths with a different view point and taste in fashion. 2. Emo can be a putdown to goths. 3. They can be regualr people that want to be goths. Goth-posers, if you will. These are the ones people normally talk about when they're insulting emos in general.

A bunch of 15 year olds who whine about everything and listen to shitty music. Not to be confused with goths

a boss ass guy who wears tight jeans and black clothes

Just a term for people that are emotional and like the type of music from back in the 80's (By the way, punk is DEAD!)

Punk wannabes who like penis in and around their mouths. Also melodramatic rich queers who make a scene about superficial problems in their life. They are seen having dumb "flippy" hair, wear chick pants, and shop at Hot Topic. (Which is not punk by the way.)Or just straight up posers.

emos lyk 2 fink of themselves s being indivduals and refer to themselve as scene they actually look exactly like each other... you can spot an emo by there inhabitation of middle class coffee bars such as starbucks or outside depressin the rest of the population or by the pool of blood comin 4rm the self harmin to get attention

Verb EMO equals Eat Me Out, a lesbian and/or homosexual act. (wiki says it all) Collective Noun People who don't give a shit about life

a largely reviled musical sub-genre that's a permutation of hardcore punk minus any inkling of testosterone. Has replaced Mexican accordian polka as the least tolerable music to most people. Hell, even Mexican polka has it's charm in a Mexican restaurant....

Emo, or "emotional music" can be summed up by: - I hate myself - My life has no meaning - Guitar solo "Emo" people are commonly confused with gothic, but being slightly different in the sense that gothic people tend to hate the world more than themself

Emos are not Gothic at all, they don't dress up like Goths, they do not act like Goths, they do not talk like Goths, they don't listen to same music as Goths and they don't have the same hair style as Goths. Emo stands for emotional and that is exactly what Emos are, there is no way of identifying them except if you see them cutting themself. If you ever see a guy with black clothing and black hair, Immeditly think of Gothic people, not Emos.

"Emo" Is just a genre of music, although people use it as a label. Just to let you guys know.. You can't really be emo... i think the style you are looking for is "scene". Emo music includes bands like 'Hawthorne Heights' or even 'Portraits of the past'. If you call youself "Emo" You are probably a poser, sorry. And never confuse "Emo" with "Punk" or "Goth" please. kthxbai xx

faggot punk wannabes who like penis in and around their mouths.

a emo fag, fuck with me (fag) 805-431-7245.

A type of music that angsty teens listen to while they pretend to cut themselves. Not hard enough to be called Punk but not bubble gum enough to be called pop. Imagine if Punk, Pop, and a little bit Goth got together and had a child. Emo is what you would get every time because it takes a little bit of everything. Just take one band and switch the names around and you basically have every emo band imaginable. The same whiny sounding lead singer, the same sounding guitar solos, the same lyrics just in a different order.

A sherri, a person whom drives with their chin in the sky

i shoud know first off. a person who is usually emotional not just sad who does not take things seriously and sometimes acts gay towards their friends and may do drugs but should not. most em0 are scene as well which is co0l.

another word for faggot! all emo's deserve to die they should all kill themselves instead of just threatening to! literally, emo's are just people who take what is another groups style and make it their own, there all wanna-be's! i.e: emo's stole pinstripes and drainpipes from the "punk" group if you call someone emo and they deny it, they most likely are and if they say they dont cut themselves, there just posers!

a guy that lives in elizabeth downs that sits around playing cod 5 and runescape as well as making wrong arguments on im services

Typically individuals that have long, black hair that covers at least their eye, wear band t-shirts of their favorite emo band, wear studded belts on their tight pants, which makes no sense. In my opinion, the emo scene has taken what hard rock and metal had before the emo scene arose. I think that all emo guys should have their balls ripped off and stappled to their tight ass jeans. And I can say this cause all emo guys tend to do is argue and use "fuck" a lot. They never back up their talk and are too sad to do anything anyways

People who are depressed and wierd all the time. Listen to Taylor Swift's terrible songs and cry all the time over stupid things.

Emos do not always wear dark clothing. We usually like dark colors so that is what we wear. Some of us are secretly emo so some people don't know that we are hurting. Emos are not over emotional and do not seek attention. We do not always cut, cutting is a stage and some stay in that stage. Emo is not how you dress, or how you treat your body, or how you act. Emo is a state of pain. Yes, most of us do have antidepressants or antianxiety medications. The thing that people don't understand is that when you cut, you are in so much pain that you are trying to release it or you feel you deserve pain. This word is more of a lifestyle/personality style. I hope this doesn't offend anybody as other people's definitions have offended me.

1.) A sub-genre of punk rock that features emotional lyrics. Some popular Emo bamds are MY Chemical Romance, The Used, 30 Seconds To Mars, Owl City, The Acadamy Is......., Death Cab For Cutie, and Black Veil Brides. 2.) A melodramatic teenager who listenes to emo music, dresses in black skinney jeans, black converse high tops, a tight-fighting black band shirt, and dye their hair black. a commen misconception is that emo's cut themselves, but thats not true.

Emo is a subculture that enveloped around a musical style known as Emo that is derivative off both the 80's punk and teen angst mentality of the Punk Rock/Metal musical scene and the 90's Gothic Rock/Hardcore, and is more ever some thing leached on to by the 21st century teenagers who, seeking to ether be cool or vent frustrations and express their own pseudo-Originality developed what you see as Emo, musically much like the other two, culturally taking the rebel Teen Angst from Punk and the hatred for self and others from the Goth underground, it is now what you see today, a mess of culturally cliché stereotypes in a deprived time in cultural modern history.

In addition to definitions already proffered here, EMO requires that the emo man/woman maintains a certain vagueness along with a "who gives a damn" attitude. Cluelessness is a plus.

Being an emo is not being individual. Emos are fashion sheep, as simple as that. Be yourself, don't let a label define you.

Kirstie (KMS) is the definition

In this day and age, "emo" is now the definition for numerous things such as the way someone dresses; certain genres of music; the way people act; a mood and also someone who feels the need to self harm. Emo originally derrived from the sub-genre of punk known as hardcore punk in the late 80s and lived on from there. "Emo" music as it is commonly called, is typically music filled with long high pitched screams, continous off beats, a guitar riff that is usually on 3 string and at one side of guitar. And all of this for the Teenagers who want to be someone they are not and want attention from their peers as they believe their life is far harder than anyone elses and that no one understands them or how hard their life is.

Some grill named zuzubot

I'm getting a little tired of all those old ass definitions talking about shitty music genres and scarves because in 2014 "emo music" has nothing to do with fucking acoustic guitars. And I'm sure in a little while my definiton will be outdated too. So for 2014 here is the definition. 1) emo is short for emotional 2) the new music genre is called screamo and has a lot of electric guitar and is closely related to metal. So please shut the fuck up about whining and acoustic guitars ;) 2) most people who are emo are depressed due to a chemical imbalance in their brains. Depression is not a choice. Some take meds to balance these chemicals. 3) not all emos self harm or have an e.d. The emos that do self harm do it to ease pain. It's like being an alchoholic. It's an addiction. E.d.s are mental disorders having to do with being skinny. 4)for the last fucking time people EMO IS NOT A LOOK. Can you seriously look emotional by the type of shirt you wear (the answer is no). Somebody could listen to screamo or self harm or be depressed and shop at American eagle. 5) 80% of emos aren't doing this for fucking attention. As I said earlier if they dress normal, smile, and hide their scars how the fuck would that be asking for attention. And the other 20% that are waiting for some hot guy to kiss your scars and sweep you off your feet and to bask in the attention of others... STOP. you're giving everyone else a bad rep. It's not cute. 5) goth is not emo.

Often someone who thinks their life is the worst and that they're messed up inside. Sorry, a small dose of anxiety doesn't make you fucked up. These people are referred to as "fake" emos, and they always take pride in being emo, listen to screamo music and wear black clothes. They always do what trendy for emos at the time, such as grieving over MCR and cosplaying as Harley Quinn. When with other emos, they'll often listen to screamo music together and try to one-up each other about how bad their life is. They say they're depressed, but they're really not. They're just looking for attention. They're usually found at around 8th grade, then evolve into high school. They'll usually have "internally screaming" in their profile picture. Some people actually have severe mental disorders like anxiety and depression that have ruined their lives, and these people have the nerve to lie about this, or falsely self-diagnose themselves with disorders. Eventually, they tend to get in this mindset that they do actually have this disorder and then live by it. They're also cringey as all living shit. However, real emos may actually have a problem and the only way they can really cope with it is to outcast themselves from society. They don't go around telling everyone they're emo and only talk about how bad their life is if their life is actually bad.

Short for "emotional." Most people see emo as cutting yourself or having hair that covers their face or simply just wearing black. Emo is where someone is showing any kind emotions, they don't have to be sad or mad that's just what almost every one portrays "emo" as.

a dude/chick that dresses in awesome black clothing, fingerless gloves, black hair, etc.

😔 is like being told to do something that has already been done. Making a list and checking it twice is why kids become emo

Emo is an acronym for “eat me out”

Emo is a genre of music. Emocore is a type of rock music, originating from punk. It often describes feelings of love, and sometimes sadness, which is why people always stereotype 'emo kids' as constantly being depressed. Emo does not mean emotional. It's true that this was the word used for the genre, but music besides emo can be emotional. An 'emo kid' is not an emotional person. Everybody has emotions, and people of any music taste and fashion style can be sensitive to emotions. Emo is not a person, or a type of person. At the very best, an 'emo kid' is someone who is a dedicated fan of emo bands. It has nothing to do with wearing skinny jeans, bands shirts, tight sweaters, or thick-rimmed glasses. That's just a modern style that tons of kids (whether they like emocore or not) wear. YOU ARE NOT EMO IF YOU CUT YOURSELF. If you cut yourself, you have problems, no doubt. Self-mutilation is a symptom of bipolar disorder, chronic depression, and schizophrenia, along with many other mental conditions. Cutting yourself solves nothing. Some might think it helps, but it's just a useless coping mechanism that will only cause more problems in the long run. If you cut yourself for attention, you are pathetic. There are other, healthier, less painful, less idiotic ways to get attention than drawing your own blood. And as for all the people who think they know everything about emo kids, and that they're so very superior for making fun of them, you're full of bullshit. If you can't find anything better to do with your time, or at least anyone more guilty to make fun of, you are about as pathetic as those attention seekers who cut themselves to get bitched at by you.

I know there are a lot of definitions for emo but most of them suck and make fun of emos. An emo is someone who hates themselves and puts themselves down, they feel more emotion than anyone writing these sucky definitions. They can't control their pain so that makes them feel as though they have to hurt themselves even more. It's like feeling like shit and wanting to get drunk, instead of getting drunk they chose to cut or burn themselves. They think that everyone hates them and they don't deserve to live and a lot of emos will end up killing themselves. Take this from someone who's gone through this before, it's not just a genre of music or something to be made fun of, it's a real thing mostly associated with depression. And It's not that they don't feel emotion, they feel too much emotion and it overwhelms them.

This article is about the style of music.Emo is a style of rock music 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 rock 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 broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s with the platinum-selling success of Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional and the emergence of the subgenre "screamo". In recent years the term "emo" has been applied by critics and journalists to a variety of artists, including multiplatinum acts and groups with disparate styles and sounds. In addition to music, "emo" is often used more generally to signify a particular relationship between fans and artists, and to describe related aspects of fashion, culture, and behavior. (Nope not emotional and crap like you stereotypes like to think)

Emos are usually teenagers who listen to bands such as My Chemical Romance (MCR) and Fall Out Boy (FOB). They are usually depressed and love depressing others with their daily bitching about how everything/everyone sucks. Most emos self harm. You would find that the typical emo wears stripey or skull-patterned shirts with skinnies and converse. To match their horrific taste in clothing, their makeup is usually overdone and very dark. Both female and male emos have a fringe covering one eye. All emo males are homosexual.

A subculture consisting of 14-19 year old teens (usually girls) Who constantly whine and complain about everything. Those who dont are very rare. The typical "emo" kid has MySpace, Tumblr, Instagram, and a Facebook and are always whining and obsessing over bands. Bands they like are Black Veil Brides, Blood On The Dance Floor (Though half of the time they hate this band), Bring Me The Horizon (Sempiternal only), Memphis May Fire, Asking Alexandria, Suicide Silence (mainly only The Black Crown), Saywecanfly, Falling in Reverse, I See Stars, We Came as Romans, etc. Most of these bands they only know the singer and do not care about anything else other than "Omg thes singer ish s0000 hawt!!!" They own band merch, but lack to own the album itself mostly. They also act like they know who Nirvana is, but do not know who Dave Grohl or Krist Novoselic is. They never know anything about music usually. The typical emo kid wears: Skinny jeans (tight enough to take 1000 years to get off) those giant bracelets a shirt of one of the bands I mentioned above piercings painted nails multi-colored hair (or a really wacky color) eyeliner giant boots or Converse All Stars neclaces straight hair a really flashy belt really long hair Most of them are really into attention, although there are some who arent. Most of them will cut to get likes on facebook, act desperate for love, whine on their tumblr page all the time, and any other way that you can get attention.

Emo is a style of music that is desended from it's early eighties preddecessor known then as "Grunge" with which the genre shares many distinguishing characteristics. Emo is really the new grunge. Nuff said.

emo isnt even a term or lifestyle it doesnt exist its just what stupid people call theirselves to be different and shit it originated from goth so its goth not emo or emo can be replaced with fag.

Emo's are boyos that have gave up on life and if your friend is an emo then you've gave up on them talk emo's usually have dark long hair covering 1 or 2 eyes and a nose or lip ring dark lip stick and eye shadow they are sad as hell and want to die if you have an emo ass friend talk to them please

Emotional

people who hate their life.

Someone who listens to music with a deeper meaning and uses it to find themselves. Emos usually wear black and have a general dislike for other humans. Most emos like bands such as my chemical romance, panic! at the disco, fall out boy, falling in reverse, Green Day, paramore, all time low, bring me the horizon, and many others. Some emos can be found wearing heaven eye makeup, usually black eyeliner.

A stereotypical phase the majority of white teenagers go through from the ages of 12-18 where an obsession with BVB and BVB related genre music blooms due to no cognitive thinking on a music level . Also usually the stage in life shortly before they realize they have to grow up, get a job, & that attention seeking in the adult world will get them nowhere but a mental institution.

a term that is often misunderstood and misused by sophomore high school girls.

A music genre that is a type of rock music with sad lyrics

A music genre that is a type of rock music with sad lyrics

A little faggot that cry's over nothing

to my knowledge, emo equals idiot, nuff said.

A boy or a girl, mostly teenagers who is going threw depression. They do self harming such as slit their wrists. They often get bullied because people think their weird. Emos stay together with other emos. Some of them are lesbians, gender fluid, gay, bisexual or even trans. Not all emos are like that but some of them are. Emos wear chockers, piercing,tattoos (?), bangs, and depressing clothes. Not many emos get out of depression and become normal but most of them just do suicide. Some people are even afraid if they hang out with emos they will become emo too.

1: A made up music genre. 2: A music genre that sucks(sorry emos its horrible music. And I like emos but there isn't one great band). 3: A subcoulture with guys and hot girls. They are so misunderstood.

a genre of mucis... Im just kidding emos are little white faggots who cut them selfs to please ther god ghandi while complaining about how much they hate there life when there high mid class or realy wealthy.

little bitches who think their life is hard but get whatever they want. Just fucking posers who try to be emotional just to impress a girl

Someone who masturbates in a dark room crying at night all alone. They cut their genitals with a razor and they are constantly saying they're not emo.

1) A genre of music 2) A style 3) A mindset

wanna be rocker/punker/goth that folows a gey trend. it diverges from the real "emo" form the 90's into a fashion who's trend is to "look" depressed becouse mom and pops didn't gave money to spend at the mall in useless, stupid random, trendi stuff while the real depresed people remains on medication and the people that suffers of hunger stays in the streets, war, hungry, in Sudan, niggeria, etc. those have a right and a reason to be depressed.

Emo. "Emotional" "Emotive" Or whatever you want to call it, is a genre of music which started in the early 80's (Yes 80's) with first wave and new wave. Now it is a genre of music which incorporates sounds from punk, goth rock, pop rock, first wave, new wave, and even grunge rock. All music is emotional but this is the only type of music with its own genre called "emo" And like in most music genres a cult following backs it, creating a "scene" of people. The "Emo Scene" incorporates the dark clothes of goth with a new wave hairstyle with punk accessories. The "Emokids" all don't act the same, they don't all dress the same, they don't all mope and cry about their lives. Only the posers do that. Same with the whole cutting part, its not cool. Razor blades may be a fun thing to cut.. Like.. Paper and stuff with, but not yourself. So, please, don't cut yourself.

1)Middle-class teenagers who only want attention from their parents or their peers who have enough grease in their hair to fry enough bacon for the 10 trillion people in this world. They wear a lot of black and their greasy hair is always covering their face. Most emo kids cut themselves......most of the time for attention, as previously stated....because mommy and daddy "just don't understand". 2)Emo sumed up is goth with no balls(maybe if emos didn't wear castratingly tight jeans they could grow the balls to realize they are being completely ridiculous and that nobody cares.) 3)Posers with bad taste in music.

First of all, we're not those people who say: Okay i'm gonna do this to look cool. We're the type of people who do this for a real meaning. To express emotional pain and depression. I know this because i'm emo myself, as i've used first person pronouns. Second, don't associate us with skaters, goths, and scenes. My girlfriend is a scene and I know the difference. Anyways, we like darker colors. Black, red, purple, whatever. You may think our style of music is crazy, but it really isn't. We're not loners. Emos have friends too. We're not forever alone. We get dates too. So quit hating on us. Okay? Okay. We don't cut for sympathy. We cut for a reason. Same as why we're even emo.

ok ya emo is a type of music that is usually refered to as screamo... but the word emo has a different meaning..... to be emo means to cut ur self.... its not always on ur wrist... it could be anywhere on your body. if you think som1 is emo... talk to them DONT judge them.... usually somthing is going on and they have no one to talk to... so they cut... some cut because its a pain that they can see, feel, and control unlike the pain they r prolly feeling inside. emo people will occasionally wear tight pants, black, scarfs ect. but not all. bottom line: DONT BE STERIOTIPICAL

Emo is short for emotional, a four syllable longer word. Emo people may be more sensitive, or live their lives more guided by feelings.

Emo is a type of music, people can call themselves emo or goth or scene if they want there is no such thing as a "fake emo" or "poser goth" people can lable them selves however they want so stop calling people a wannabe or a poser. Yes alot of people who concider them selves 'goth' or 'emo' will wear black clothes and makeup just let people express them selves and have an oponion on who they are.

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1. Someone who is overly-emotional, usually in a negative way 2. Chronically and outwardly depressed Someone can be called emo if they have at least two of the following qualities: always dress partially or fully in black (because it "reflects the color of their soul"); wear very tight and restricting clothes (constantly in contact with the skin, because they are usually deprived of any physical contact with other people such as hugs); seem to talk mostly about how sad, unfair, or hopeless their life is; cut their own wrists; or attempt to express their emotions through excessive amounts of boring dark art or poetry (also includes music).

An emo is someone who has long hair, usually covering one eye or both, and wears black skinny jeans, band t-shirts, and beanies, as well as having a ton of bracelets. They usually listen to bands like My Chemical Romance, Bullet For My Valentine, or something of that genre (emo). They may or may not wear makeup as well as a large amount of black eyeliner (both males and females). Not all emos cut themselves, they are not devil worshippers, and they aren't all depressed. While there are some cringy losers that call themselves emo, for the most part, emos are pretty cool. Emos are like any other clique. There are some asswipe emos and there are some friendly emos.

Emotional Music

Emo is defined in multiple ways. It isn't just some stupid music of genre, nor is it people who self harm. Emo is a character trait. It's a genre of music. However, some "normal people" listen to it and don't even know it. Emos aren't all mean, and the ones who are have a reason to be. Some are really nice, but like I said it's a character trait. It depends on the person.

a rare species amidst a world of gangstas (aha, jk); emo- its a crappy stereotype and another way to call someone a cutter. the stereotype= sad depressed 'scene'(another stereotype) styled person who cries all the time and hates life and cuts/burns/whatever form of self inflicted abuse themselves. --> basically somebodies ignorant butt left their imagination stray while thinking of 'scene kids' and added a twist. (twist being that emo kids hurt themselves)

Emo : Slang for Emotional, An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. It is a prime determinant of the sense of subjective well-being and appears to play a central role in many human activities. As a result of this generality, the subject has been explored in many, if not all of the human sciences and art forms. There is much controversy concerning how emotions are defined and classified. Emo in our era today, cuts wrist, cries, listens to AFI.

Black. (Not racist)

Emo is a complex beast. It came from the late 80s in the form of Rites of Spring, and slowly changed. From there it became Sunny Day Real Estate, Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids, and Cap'n Jazz. But as the remaining ones of these bands slowly changed the style of their music, they were still associated with the term and bands that were like them got the name. Fall Out Boy could be considered emo because of the fact that Pete Wentz admitted something along the lines of if there wasn't The Get Up Kids, there would be no Fall Out Boy. But The Get Up Kids still are not anything like old, decent emo. It's just that genres change, they move on. But now people who listen to this new MTV emo adopted a fake personality. Make up, crying, pretending to be deep, wallowing in pain and crying because no one accepts them. They're annoying and fake. They are what most people call emo now, and they tainted the good name of Rites of Spring.

a term guys use to act and dress like girls

White person who cuts themselves or always wears black. They are friendless and cry. Most take pills and want to kill themselves. Most are attracted to the same sex.

The guy I found flying on my fan

i have seen that most people have a low opinion of emos which is unfair,how many of those people know any? i have no opinion of them,so thiswill be fairer, most of them are kids about 14-19 who are sad,they feel life is kind of cruel (which it can be) and then find something amazing, music they will listen to it compulsively and the songs will explain how exactly they feel. i dont believe the music genre "emo" exists but some types of music make links to different groups of people MCR ARE NOT EMO THEY ARE ROCKY/PUNKY alright? there clothing style is different but i like it Emo music clothing different sad

Noun: 1. Some trendy catch all phrase that get elderly hardcore kids in a fucking rage when you mention it casually. What started out as a derogatory term has mistakenly for some been considered a non-coalition sociocultural movement started by kids who were "totally over hardcore". More correctly it has been used to hype up lazy bands that copy either American Football or Antioch Arrow (if they skram) note for note, refuse to rock out, and get that hype money for record labels like Topshelf, Vagrant (rest in piss), Deathwish or Bridge 9. 2. Pop-punk music where the singer is more sad than angry at the girl who wouldn't go to the prom with him. Adj. 1. Totally acting like a bitch

a Genre of music expressing emotions and feeling. also - a lifestyle in which you listen to Emo music, dress in dark or very bright colored clothing, black hair (not always) skinny jeans , makeup, and sk8 shoes. not all Emotional people cut themselfs or are sad all the time. there is not only "one" emotion, if there was then Emo would be called the word "sad" or "deppresies" emotions can be (happy, sad, angry) suprisingly 90% of Emos today are happy. so there really is no need to stereotype people because of the way they act. its probrably because there hurt inside. and they're deppresion is building up. and noone like a sad kid. (unless your an asshole) be kind to people!

mo was originally a nickname for "emotive hardcore" (type of music), but has evolved into meaning "emotional" because it was misinterpreted, since fans of this music were ususally known for being a bunch of depressed-self-harming-teens with too much free time. It's all stereotypical. But this is what it's known for now. An emo person (like I said stereotypical) would be very depressed, hate the world, including themselves and probably cry all the time. They've even stereotyped and emo style. Usually "emo" kids dress in skinny jeans, dark colors (but not all black), band tee shirts, and chucks. But, like I said about 5 or so times. IT'S ALL STEREOTYPICAL!!! And it did originally mean "emotive hardcore". (and if some one dresses like that it doesn't mean they're gonna go suicidal!)

"Being emo" can be assumed as wearing a black hoodie and ignoring all social interaction. And that might be true for some people. Being emo is not a bad thing, because you don't have to deal with bitches and fake friends

EMO-eat me out . Something a horny girl tells you. All women love it. *hint hint*

Emo comes from the word emotional. You can see how it fits in. An emo is a person with emotional problems. They may choose to wear black but that’s most stereotyped emos. Emo- genre of music. Music that can be metal or has deeper and darker meaning to what it would be. Emo bands: My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Twenty Øne Piløts, LINKIN PARK ect

A faggot that listens to Twenty One pilots and cut themselves and tries to be edgy because they have depression and tons of other made up stuff.

A faggot that listens to Twenty One pilots and cut themselves and tries to be edgy because they have depression and tons of other made up stuff.

A misunderstood person with a different personality then others, and is often made fun of for being emotional and for some, self harm. Some are rather nice and are an emo because of their sexuality, some are emo because they like different music and like different clothing and just get called emo, and others are just people who think emo's are cool and will try to mimic them.

A style of clothing and music that includes black along with accents of neon, skinny jeans, long hair and bangs that fall partly or completely over one or both eyes, usually angled. Some emo guys wear eyeliner. Emo music can includes screaming, along with singing. It's a type of metal. Emo music can be screamo, death metal, emo-core, alternative, etc. False Stereotypes: NOT ALL EMO PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED. There are plenty who are happy with their lives. NOT ALL EMO PEOPLE SELF-HARM. Self-harm and emo style have nothing to do with eachother. There are preppy people that self-harm, as well as emo people. Self-harm is a serious problem that should not be laughed at or looked upon as wierd or crazy. NOT ALL EMO PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ATTENTION. Of course some are. But not all of them. Some preppy people look for attention too.

Fucking Trash Human Beings.

emo kids really need to get a life i used to have simpathy for them but simpathy i have no more because back in the day no one used to cut there wrists ever but then one day some dumbass movie came out and then kids started cutting there wrists wut the hell y do u like being hurt even more? i dont like labels and all but damn emo kids get out of ur little depressed world

A person who is truely depressed and usually cuts themselves. Not just their wrist; legs hands fingers cheast, anywhere. There can also be emos mixed with a goth; A person who hates themeselves, everone else, usually hurts themeslves anyway weather its cutting, scratching until you bleed, choking, burning, anyway really. A person who is truely ''fucked up'' and who wants to watch the world burn, and then light themselves on fire to burn with everyone else. Not an actor truely has problems.

The music: Softcore punk rock. "Guy Picciotto formed Rites of Spring in 1984, breaking free of hardcore's self-imposed boundaries in favor of melodic guitars, varied rhythms, and deeply personal, impassioned lyrics." Wikipedia The People: It is a label people give themselves for being apathetic and emotional to an extreme (usually miserable), but wallowing in it and not wanting it to change. They tend to feel they are misunderstood and that life is not fair to them in specific. The Look: The casual Emo garb is faded thin\tight blue jeans or slightly oversized work pants accompanied by a secondhand T-shirt with an out of place logo, bad Heavy Metal tees work well too. Good shoes would be Converse Chuck Taylor low-tops or old skool low-top Vans. The more extreme clothes of choice would include horn-rimmed glasses, cardigan sweaters, dorky polo shirts, pants that are a bit too short and hair that is spiky or messy in the back with straight cut bangs or awkward sharp angles and are often glossed. Compared to Goths: The primary difference is that emos have normal or more or less standard fashion, personalities and interests. Goths take these to the extreme and dislike most people. Emos can have a pale complexion, but will not wear black lipstick, and will not have the Halloween look that goths have. Google images gives accurate portrait of goth.

Some angsty teenager who's life is often well off but they ignore and push every one who loves and cares about them away so they can have an excuse to say (i am lonely...no one wants me) so they can get attention. Their basically ignorant egotistical stubborn attention whores. And if your life is really fucked up then dont be a duche bag about it and rant around talking about how your life sucks and that you are useless because your just bringing your negative behavior down on others. Ok..their is a high school full of happy energetic student s right? And then theirs just that one group of wanna be liars who have to be asshole and bitch about their well off lifes supposedly"sucking". Its pretty pathetic and usaully people who's life condition s are at a pretty bad level dont really talk about it and just go with it. Oh yeah and they usually say"they dont have friends" they wonder why they dont.

a small, spineless, ratite teenager, Emo (Dramaticus) cuttingaeskinaeforattentionae, of America, resembling the goth but smaller and having comparatively no spine, neck, or testicles. the emo was first sighted in the early-1980s in Washington D.C, but was put on the endangered list in the late-1980s. in the 1990s, the emo made a comeback, before once again returning underground. In the mid-2000s, the first emos returned from underground, in their present day form.

Eat me out

Emo was original short for emotional punk rock. Emo culture and people A actual emo describe themselves as shy, emotionally sensitive, but can be happy and fun to hang around just quiet and takes a while for us to warm up. we listens to rock, soft rock, emotional rock, screamo, and a mix of genres with songs based on hardships of life. some will cut but hide it from others, so they won't posted it on their Instagram or Snapchat because they don't care to draw attention and sympathy from other people. people don't understand not all emos will dress in mainly dark colors dye our hair and have it in our faces, have piercings and makeup all over our bodies. Some of us look quite normal just wear dull colors so we don't draw attention to ourselves but are more emotional then most people. if You look closely you may find some of us are your friends and just quiet and more or less socially awkward in conversations. Fake emos Fake emos edgy, puts a bad name on us, dress in black all the time does everything to look emo as possible, are looking for attention, will post on everything how much they hate their life and post everytime they cut can be straight up pricks to people even when they're just trying to help. they're emotional unstable not sensitive love to act out making big senses. so please if you are one of these people go to punk or goth or the other alternative cultures

First off emo was a type of music now its screamo emo is not music nscicarally ... its kids who have depression and other problems and would rather hurt them selfs than others u guys sit here and make fun of emos bc their so stupid well bitch im emo and id like u to fuck off bc emo kids are no diffrent we all dont have died hair and wear scarrfies and shit like that thats sterotype. And there is a diffrence from scence smo and goth Goth ur big with black and dont like ppl Emo u hurt ur self and u dont like ur self Scence act like emos but arent ok so u fucktards get that in ur damn heads!!!! XD

an over-thought style with more haters then barrack obama. "emo" today contains people who cut themselves (cutters), people who are sad, people with choppy hair, and people who dress a certain way. SHUT UP!!! emo is basically a group of people who show their EMOtions in public. Despite popular beleif, they usually have a reason: abuse rape heartbreak and feeling trapped are common in my own friends. ANOTHER type of emo is the music, although it doesn't sound good to most people, they are lyrics emos can relate to. because if you are very sad at the time, "i HATE everything about you! WHY do i LOVE you?" (3 days grace) sounds a hell of a lot better than "there's a she-wolf in the closet" (shakira) or even "baby are you down, down, down, down down?" (jay sean) its basically a point of view where most try to cheer themselves up, emos will try to forget when they were happy so when they're sad it doesn't seem so bad.

Emo is a style of music and clothes. Emo means emotionaly misunderstood overated or it can mean emo core or emotionaly unstable. Dont hate-im emo! Xxx

Emo is a style of music and clothes. Emo means emotionaly misunderstood overated or it can mean emo core or emotionaly unstable. Dont hate-im emo! Xxx

Emo is a sensitive person who acts tough but is hurting inside. My chemical romance is goth not emo and emos cut themselves because they can't hurt and get rid of the problem causing them pain. The other definitions are retarded, take it from a real emo.

Is gay

A steryotype for teenagers. Emos generally have died black hair that covers part of the face (mainly the eyes) and wear tight fitting clothes. The word 'emo' is short for 'emotional' and generally refers to someone of roughly the above description who 'is not afraid to' express their feelings of hatred about the world. For example, a person who openly feels wonderful about society is not emo. An emo feels hard done by and skeptical about society, and some become so depressed by their own dark thoughts that they try to 'end the nightmare' and commit suicide. The most comonly thought of way of doing this is slitting their wrists. Some emos go a step further in expresing their feelings by being open about their sexual preferences, see 'emo boy kissing' for more info.

person who wears black a lot and wears a ton of eyeliner and black nail polish and wears their hair over one eye; usually a result of past saddness

The most understood group of people, Who do not cut there selfs. Emo is a fashion that emerged from a style of music. The style of fashion includes long black hair, parted to one side of the face, skinny jeans, and Band T-Shirts.

Something with WAY to many fake definitions and lots of posers.

Emo is a genre of music, a type of pop-punk music, but with a softer, more mainstream and guitar-based sound. It is NOT a type of person/style, as more commonly thought. "Emo" people can be classified under "scene", which is basically the same thing.

Definetely the key word that everybody on urban dictionary revolves around. Also a big contradiction in itself according to everybody on urban dictionary.

A most likely teenager whos wardrobe is band tees and tight black skinny jeans with black nails, most likely like my chemical romance

A person who cuts himself (usaully his wrists) who wears dark clothes and has gay-ass priecings.

emo means emotional, durr

The term "Emo" is used as counterculture; it is an abbreviation of the word "emotional". Emo it's defining not only an attitude, but also a fashion that are coming from emocore (emo music). Emocore is a combination between hardcore and punk music which was very popular in Washington DC in the late 80's. The emo culture continued to develop between '90 and '00, reaching the height of its popularity today. Emo is also a popular type of fashion now a days. The society thinks emos are failures; they are not strong enough to hide their emotions. You don't have to be emo to listen to punk/hardcore/post hardcore music. Also having black hair (natural or dyed) can't label you as an emo (unless you want to). Emo is used as an insult these days to label people with high emotions and/or people who wears black clothes. Emo is not as bad as the society sees them. Why would people discriminate or judge emos when they have done nothing wrong to the society but all they have done is having their hair painted/naturally black, listening to rock/punk/hardcore music, or wearing black clothes. People shouldn't be judging anyone just because of what they do or just because of the music they listen to. Everyone has different tastes and no one should be discriminating others just because of those reasons.

Someone who is typically depressed and listens to rock music and has awesome dyed hair

a typical lifestye of outcast teenagers from 17+ who are usually over emotional and tend to let outside forces bother them way more than nessecery... expressive individuals who tend to wear clothing out of the norm and listen to non-mainstream music sometimes containing screamo-lyrics and heavy use of guitar....note:not all emo people cut themselves or are suicidal

So obviously a lot of people don't know what the hell they are talking about, even the antagonist in this story, Chelsea, who thought she had hit the nail on the head. While she did list and site some ACTUAL emo bands, she also completely missed mentioning the one TRUE emotive hardcore band, who originally described their music in such a manner leading way to the entire, misrepresented and misinterpreted genre. That band would be Alkaline Trio. They truely "spear-headed" the genre. So Chelsea, you were close but you got your facts from the wrong source evidently. And for the most part, while undeniably humorous, the rest of you are retards. Good day.

People who complains about their depression that really, no one cares about.

A cool guy or fish that is always there for you and sometime gets a little crazy.

Emo is used to describe a person thats in this hole called depression. Girls cut their hair short. Guys grow their hair out. They also wear black and band merch. They also listen to bands like My Chemical Romance, Twenty One Pilots, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, etc. Some emos cut and kill themselves.

An emo, also known as the average LeafyIsHere fan. LeafyIsHere being the lord and savior of the Emonian empire. An emo can be described as a long haired suicdal creature. It has a bizarre tendency to do a combination of a selfie and the 'perfect' emoji sometimes.

1) Behavior of an emo - Emo's usually behave as if they were depressed, but they are truly not. They tell dark jokes just to go with their outfit, and how they talk. They are very socially awkward, and will avoid you if you are a normal person. If you do try to communicate they will act shy, because nobody has given them attention like you have in years, and they finally get a single shred of evidence that they are living an embarrassing facade. They will instantly have a huge crush on you once you do communicate with them... 2) Clothing - Usually strange items you've never seen before, and when you try to study them you almost gag at why they are wearing them. They wear things like, mini hand cuffs on their bracelets that also happen to be black leather or a silver metal. They also add to their apparel a half shaven head with their hair swept to the side. 3) Hobbies - Usually drawing, or something that is kind of depressing like singing quiet songs or watching anime cartoons. Sometimes they are pretty good artists, and sometimes the stuff the draw will require 8 gallons of bleach for your eyeballs. I personally dont see why someone would do something like, becoming an emo just for attention. Its sick. Enjoy life because you're gonna be 83 years old realizing that you did nothing but act sad your whole life just because you wanted someone to notice you. fuck off m8

emo's are people how like to express their feelings through song or poetry.We dont hate the world, we just want to feel loved by others, we're just a little lonely, and confused, (thats perfectly normal, anyway, like, who here doesnt get lonely or confused about something?, i dont get why people see as as freaks!) We're perfectly normal, we're just a bit more emotional than others.Not all emo's cut them selves, you dont need to cut yourself to become emo, yeah we do cut ourselves, but we seldomly do that, we just cut ourselves sometimes because it helps us feel something but again you really dont need too if you dont want to.Emo's are very affectionate, and actually very nice, we dont listen to music because its different and probably wierd to you haters, we listen to music because we can relate to it, because we could see the meaning in the lyrics.When emo's want something , we go for it, we dont care if others dont like it as long as we're happy with it. Emo's are not lowlifes who do nothing but lock their selves in their rooms and cry every night. we can have fun too, we can laugh and make jokes too, we have our own lives too!Maybe if you haters get to know us better you'll probably like us alot.Being emo is my own way of expressing myself, and its my own way of solving my problems.Any way thanks for reading this and i hope it helps you understand a little more about emos... Oh, and almost forgot, EMOS DONT OVERREACT TO EVERYTHING!OKAY? well see yah........ BYE;)

I've had enough of this shit that these fucking wankers post about emos. We are normal people we just dress wierd and feel emotions more than other people do. We arent just happy, we are very happy, not just sad we are very sad, we aren't just exited, we are very excited. We don't like telling people that we are emo because of these fuckewits known as posers. They say they are emo and and they straighten their hair and dye it black and maybe start cutting because they say some person on TV and thought " hey that looks cool, let me piss off as many people as I can with it" These mother fuckers are the main reason for these bullshit stereotypes about emos. Most of us just want to be left the fuck alone with our MCR, TØP and Fallout Boys. Some of us might cut, so what that's none of your fucking business so leave us alone! Please if you see someone who cuts, don't bully them. How about actually fucking helping them you fuckewit! And dont assume that because someone weres black sneakers, black skinny jeans and hoodies and cut that they are emo Be a good mother fucker and stop treating people like shit :)

Your emo if you like to listen to stuff like rock , but you can listen to more then rock . Emo bands: My chemical romance Falling in reverse Black veil brides Pierce the veil Three days grace Panic at the disco Emo stereotype: -only likes black -does self harm -depressed Real emo: -likes colors besides black too -is a normal person Examples: Fake emo: Im going to go home and just sit in my room , my parents don’t understand me , I need to talk to fellow emos about how depressed and emo I am . Real emo: Im getting some new vans this weekend , have you heard my chemical romances new song ? Fake emo: I don’t want to go outside I hate the sun it burns , hisssss Real emo: its a great day outside , maybe I could right some poetry under the tree.

An emo is not what you think em is can be very lovable people and technically there should not be something called emo unless it’s the true term for a emotional hardcore punk rock song style you should bever call someone emo because they could look mean or depressed on the outside but they might be a happy person and you could hurt their feelings. In fact I have been called an emo before by my mother and father along with my brother...... they said I act like one becaus I wear black sometimes ( black sweatshirt with white lettering and black leggings ) it doesn’t help they said that I have pink hair so that doesn’t help ( I dye my hair to express myself) I have something called a depressed face, my face makes me look mad or sad when I make a straight face ( my family didn’t know how much I laugh in school....) I laugh a lot and just because someone has dyed hair and a face like mine and wears black some days doesn’t make them emo and it will hurt if you call someone emo ( trust me I know how it feels ( plus I’m proud to be emo if people use it he correct way- the ‘lovable, happy’ ones plus I wear cute kid pjs and I love rainbows and colors and just little baby’s and animals )

"Emo IS a music genre that started in the 1980's called "Emocore". Some people like to dress in the "Emo" style. The society thinks about them as failures; that they are not strong enough to hide their emotions, they're sensitive, shy, introverted, and often quiet. The term 'emo' itself is used nowadays as an insult. Emocore is COMPARED (not is) with pop boy bands of 1990s. Critics cast the music as lacking any artistic merit and that the fashion is just a fashion used to drive girls attention. The ones who are emo not because they feel it, but because they like to be trendy are named 'posers'. A big percent of the current emo subculture is formed by posers. Emo subculture is acused that it is celebrating self-harm. in recent years the media has linked the Emo scene closely with issues of cutting and self-harm, but in reality there is no medical or cultural link that connects it to any one social group. Self-harming stems from some serious mental illnesses, namely borderline personality disorder, and is also carried out by people who are suffering, or who have suffered from significant trauma or emotional upset. Cutting is also usually linked to other psychological symptoms such as depression, social phobia and extreme anxiety. When you look at the medical reasons behind cutting and self-harming, it is impossible to suggest it affects any one group of individuals, and so claiming that somehow a fundamental part of the Emo culture is very misleading." Luv.Emo.com

When you eat a girls pussy. Eat Me Out

Katy

Some one who listens to deep sounding songs. Also 99% of the time cry due to the g note

There are four different type of emo people: #1 Someone who self harms and pretends to be depressed for attention #2 Someone who is truly depressed and self harms, but feels guilty and tries to hide their cuts #3 Someone who is edgy or... The actual kind of emo #4 People who like the emo subculture. They dress in band t-shirts such as Black Veil Brides or Panic! at the Disco. or they just dress in black clothing. They either like the "sucky" music people have been talking about or they listen to truly good emo music such as Black Veil Brides, My Chemical Romance or Panic! at the Disco or other bands such as Green Day, Linkin Park, etc. Some emo people have friends and others have no friends and are lonely and so being emo is their only escape. The emo subculture is truly misunderstood because of all the posers and so that is why emos get so much hate. So please, stop hating on emos.

Anyone who listen's to My Chemical Romance and says Rawr xd to much. Some who most likley has died their hair every shade of the rainbow Probably a part of the LGBTQ+ community

To utterly fail in every way and at every thing. To become utterly useless and ultimately fail at life.

A person who listing to emo music twenty one pilots is one but there are more, and also does not like to have fun or hang around with people and stays home all day and is a snitch, and is a bad person to their brothers

A person that was strong for too long but finally broke from the weight on their shoulders and showing how broken they are through their clothing and music choices also some of the nicest people you could ever meet because they know pain too well to let others feel it.

emo is a mental disorder also known as depression...also its a style,type of music (Ex: screamo) and a label. Emo doesnt mean you cut. Doesnt mean your gay. Doesnt mean your suicidal. Emo is real. Emo is people. Emo is everything. Emo is a label. Emo is being free. Free to be you. Free to express. Emo is just a word. I am.

Someone who bops their bussy to bands such as: My chemical Romance, Panic! At the disco, Fall out boy and Twenty one pilots. You can often see a wild emo in a corner crying to: The song that may or may not contain a G-note, Northern downpour (God Ryan, please come back.), Goner and What a catch, Donnie.

A bisexual person, that is horrified of his/her own, being, therefore, they hide under heavy dark make-up and band shirts/ an insult to metal heads/punks.

someone who expresses there emotions through cutting or other self disturctive behaviors and anyone who sayd they are just wannabe goths or anything like that need to be pistol whipped becuase there wrong sometimes when things get to be too much they need an outlet and they dont know what else to do.

A word wich really means nothing that has about a million definitons on Urban dictionary. Kids r not "emo' if they cut

Funny people that are not satanic Suicidal outcasts They are some of the most chill people out there in my opinion I can be myself around them and talk about Mcr and Fob non-stop and they wont even be irritated Unlike some people emo's are okay with admitting that they are to confirming to a group The real ones know that they are not "making a statement" or "Trying to rebel against society" Maybe they just thought that it would be nice to wear band merch with some black skinny jeans Not all emo's are depressed In fact some of the happiest people I've ever met were emo they were probably just faking it but they weren't going around writing poems and songs about it

Lame, watered-down, complaining poser-Goths. Now, most Goths are labeled as Emo. This REALLY pisses them off.

Something that too many bias bastards should shut the fuck up about! I's whatever you want it to be! It's a lifestyle that doesn't have to include cutting or black hair. You just need to be yourself and act however you want to be. It's a stupid clique that no one should care about! Everyone is equal to the emos! No one is better and no one is worse! Everyone is the same!

Okay alot of people have been puting up terms for emo but the real term is, Emo : People or person who have / has lost hope in god / jesus and who have / has lost hope in their selves / self.

self obsorbed suburb kids who cry and moan about everything.they eat nothing and cut themselfs while listining to some shitty band.

Someone who listens to depressing music and/or death metal, wears thick eyeliner, and hates everything

Emo is a music genera that was popularized in the late 90's and early 2000's the music usually is very emotional hints the name, the music might also deal with topics that people may connect or relate too. some classic emo bands are : - Taking back Sunday - The get up kids - sunny day real estate - dashboard confessional - american football - Fall out boy (earlier ) - the used emo is also represented through fashion, some common pieces that emos might wear is studded belts , black skinny jeans, band tees , converse or vans and lots of band/fandom bracelets and choker necklaces ,etc . and people that are 'emo' can tend to be emotional or sensitive but not all the time.

Emo is a music genera that was popularized in the late 90's and early 2000's the music usually is very emotional hints the name, the music might also deal with topics that people may connect or relate too. some classic emo bands are : - Taking back Sunday - The get up kids - sunny day real estate - dashboard confessional - american football - Fall out boy (earlier ) - the used emo is also represented through fashion, some common pieces that emos might wear is studded belts , black skinny jeans, band tees , converse or vans and lots of band/fandom bracelets and choker necklaces ,etc . and people that are 'emo' can tend to be emotional or sensitive but not all the time.

Emo is a music genera that was popularized in the late 90's and early 2000's the music usually is very emotional hints the name, the music might also deal with topics that people may connect or relate too. some classic emo bands are : - Taking back Sunday - The get up kids - sunny day real estate - dashboard confessional - american football - Fall out boy (earlier ) - the used emo is also represented through fashion, some common pieces that emos might wear is studded belts , black skinny jeans, band tees , converse or vans and lots of band/fandom bracelets and choker necklaces ,etc . and people that are 'emo' can tend to be emotional or sensitive but not all the time.

Emotional Man Outcast

A black hoodie wearing slut who creampies their toaster strudel and turns into a Twinkie for forgetting to pull out like the dumbass they are. They're rare to find so here is way you can identify one. They are kinky lazy assholes who love fucked up videos they call “dark memes".

A black hoodie wearing emo slut who creampies their toaster strudel and later becomes a Twinkie because they forget to pull out like the dumb asses they are. They're very rare to find so here's one way you can identify one. They are kinky assholes who are attracted to dark memes.

A black hoodie wearing emo slut who creampies their toaster strudel and then later becomes a Twinkie because they forget to pull out like the dumb asses they are. It's rare to find them so here's a way to identify one. They're kinky assholes who're attracted to dark dank memes.

the word "emo" means emotion but the sterotype version is someone who self harms and wears black,band merch,etc etc....

Emo has nothing to do with cutting, depression, or black actually. I mean, yes, many emos have that aesthetic but it isn't part of the definition. The real definition according to a real emo, like me, is more like a version of intensly emotional rather than dead inside. To be honest, I would go so far as to say that My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Twenty One Pilots are emo. Why? Emo music is a genere of music that is extremely emotional, listeners can actually relate to it because it tends to talk about the subjects that almost no one else is willing to sing about, the stressful ones. And most of the singers are passionate about what they're doing with their life and they genuinely care about their fans, unlike Justin Bieber. Just because you wear black, like rock, wear eyeliner and an orange beanie, doesn't make you emo. Your heart does. Emos don't even wear that half the time. It's all stereotyping. Don't stereotype people, they decide wether they want to join The Black Parade or The Skeleton Clique.

emo is someone mostly dressed dark colours n wanting to die.for example people bully emos and then emos try to do something to themselves

is a cutter who likes boys and girls! who scene look and hes quiet alone, wear darkclothes

*Emo can be considered a noun, verb or adjective. 1) A person that can usually be identified by loads of dark clothing, side-swept bangs that often cover an eye (or both), Chuck Taylor sneakers that may be written on with sharpies, and often times dark eyeliner and facial piercings for both genders. Can also refer to someone that is depressed or has resentment to society, or even inflicts harm upon themselves. 2) A load of bullshit. 3) Simply a name given to music (that is generally angst-y and may contain screaming and crying) so that it may be sorted. 4) To act in such a way that is appalling due to its depressing nature. ((Or even a mixture of any of the above))

this kid named billy madej

A subculture that borrows heavily from punk, goth and metal. Lacking the interest to actually delve any deeper than fashion and body language the subculture is shallow and empty of ideological substance, cultural history, and original creativity. Popular media and urban folklore attribute the name, "emo" to the word, "emotion" or "emotive." Both incorrect. In the 1980's when this subculture was emerging the response to the appearance and behavior was compared to the comedian, Emo Phillips. The reference caught on, unfortunately the definition never caught up. Punks were the originators of the "emo" reference, which was quickly accepted by goths, metal heads and all tribes hardcore. It is hard to accept that a bunch of punks would have selected the term, "emotional" or "emotive" to insult a group of softcore punks. The truth is that the idiotic humor practiced by the comedian and his idiotic appearance were the inspiration for the insult.

Emo was a genre of music that developed out of the failing straight edge movement, especially in the DC area when bands such as Minor Threat and Bad Brains began to lose popularity. These bands decided to take the energy of punk rock but without the anger, creating emo. Bands include: rites of spring, indian summer, some fugazi, ect. During emos height (84-87), it was generally very emotional, fast, and powerful music. Eventually, it became influenced by pop (much like punk) and is what it is today. It has also become a term to describe someone who is depressed and overly emotional, generally for attention.

Eat me out

Kids who don't live in a third world country, yet they find every excuse to be depressed. These inferior species of kids are regally white and lack intelligence.

me

The true emo, is emotional. Not suicidal. Though everyone says that emos are suicidal, the people that dress like "emos" Are really just suicidal, goth wanna bes.

Originally short for emotive hardcore, a subgenre of hardcore punk and post hardcore catagorized by more personal, emotional, and confessional lyrics. It is not a shitty subculture of edgy teenagers who are desperately trying to be unique and different, those are just scene kids. No, chances are if you see it on a shirt at Hot Topic, it is not an emo band (Or a screamo band for that matter). Some examples of emotive hardcore bands are: Embrace, Rites of Spring, Moss Icon, Indian Summer, Dag Nasty Emo more commonly also refers to another genre known as midwest emo, indie emo, or simply just emo. This type of emo is more closely related to indie rock (which is also probably different than what youre thinking). Examples of indie emo bands are: Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Jimmy Eat World (early), Mineral Both of these types of emo often include shouted, screamed, or occasionally sloppy vocals, respectively.

EDGY idiots begging for attention even though they claim not to want attention. THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU WEARING EYELINER AND SHITTY T-SHIRTS! They try to be EGGII and cool by constantly talking death and murder even though the chance to murder would make them weep. Please stop trying to be edgy and accept if you were going to die you would WEEP.

Originally emo was just a slightly more emotional acoustic music (death cab for cutie). It's now more like goths trying to be cute. With horid tutu's and choppy bangs. Supposedly ironic with their morbid "cute" things. It's Bad whiney music with beautiful boys and emotional/angry choruses. The girls all think they're bi, the boys wished they were half into girls.

goth-influenced pop music for whiny posers who don't have the originality or guts to be hardcore.

scum.

1100'th definition! But basically its a group of sub urban faggots who dwell on their supposed "horrible" lives by picking out trivial negative factors of their past and reminiscing on its with extreme melancholy and self pity

Many people think of emo as a type of person that self harms, wears skinny jeans, wears black everything & listens to rock. But, that is not at all what it means. "Emo" isn't even a way to describe a person. Unless you're using it as a shortcut to emotional. Emo is a type of music. It's own genre. People that stereo type people and call them emo have no idea what the true definition of it is. But, this is it. It can only be used as a music term.

A beautiful community of people (though usually teenagers in middle school and high school) who are amazing and not afraid to be themselves, but unfortunately are judged and given negative stereotypes by society. Not all emos cut themselves, and that is NOT the definition of what an "emo" is. We are not always depressed, we are not a bunch of whiny little crybabies. Some of us like getting called emo, but most of us hate it. Labels are for soup cans. We're just....us.

emo is well, many things from many different points a view so thing they are just "fags" who dress weird. some look at the root of the word emo emotive hardcore/emocore, a type pf music. some branch off from the root of the word emo, they see it as a way to dress which came from the "emo" bands and their fans way of dressing. their there are those who see it as people who cut themselves or hurt themselves in some way. then there the people on the other side of this, the people who preform the music, dress in tight clothing and band t-shirts, and the people with emotional problem of some sort. the band just are taking advantage of the new emo crowds growth. the people who dress emo see it as fashion or a way to express themselves. the people with emotional problems vary widely from have a self esteem issues depression personality disorders excreta. these are often caused by people judge them in some way, no matter how lard the judgment was.

Emo is a style of rock music, a lot of people misunderstand the definition of "Emo" like it means you have hair going over your face, wearing black/tight clothing, with some piercings maybe. Except emo is really a style of rock music which a lot of bands probably find a bit offensive because of what a lot of people these days think Emo means.

A genre of music that is slightly hard-core, maybe a small amount of screaming or shouting. Emo is not a type of person that wears dark clothes and dark make-up. Emo is also not a person that self-harms, or whom is depressed. Emo is short for Emo-core which was a joke made by a band in the 1980's, which was then abbreviated to Emo. A girl killed herself and a writer for the Daily Mail said that the music was influential to her death and she was "Emo".

Idiots who write poetry in their rooms and dress like vampires and are vegetarians really. (From the book 'Soul Music' by Terry Pratchett)

2006. that is all.

The most amazing and sweet people in the world. They have been through hell but always get back up. (They also have an amazing taste in music)

i dont fucking know

Emo's despite being short for emotional, we tend to come off quite blank. BUT with the right people, they can seem quite hyper and happy. BEING EMO DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE SUICIDAL. WE SIMPLY LISTEN TO TO A GENRE THAT IS SAD. We are misunderstood. stop judging. We are happy. We also like to make self deprecating jokes **NOT ALL EMOS**

"emo" is most commonly thought of as little 14 year olds in all black, black hair, black everything. Often they will cut but most importantly consider themselves emos as they listen to fake metal bands such as: Pierce the veil Black veil brides Of Mice & Men the list of bands in such "fake poser metal" is near endless and spans from Fall Out Boy style pop rock to Sleeping With Whiners appalling take on metalcore. Emo is used as a half derogatory half label to those who listen to shit; much in a similar fashion to that as the word "nigger". Originally from the 90s who were offspring of the punk tree, the word was used to describe bands who's lyrical were whilst being hardcore with a punk tint overlapping them. As people denied this tree of punk any right to be called emo and began to focus the word on the above description, emocore as such faded out. However in 2010, a revival began, spearheaded no longer by bands such as I Hate Myself and SDRE but bands such as TWIABP and Everyone Everywhere (bands with essentially the longest most obscure names possible) who's style is defined as lyrically soft often with high treble guitars yet still retaining the original screamo segments or rough quality. I'll Get back to you later If I knew, I'd Tell you Deer Leap Everyone Everywhere Empire! Empire! with more screamo leaders including: Caravels Pianos Become the Teeth

Every definition is either INSULTING OR SARCASTIC. It is an entire society and culture where people actually show their feelings, or try to express them through a creative way, such as music or art. NOT ALL EMOS CUT or self mutilate. Usually, it is described by -the clothing Most common would be tight but comfortable, casual clothing. SKINNY JEANS, BAND TEES, SWEATERS, CONVERSE or VANS are the most typical. -the "messy hair" look It doesn't necessarily have to be a mullet, it can be the choppy hairstyle, a short haircut, or just long and a little teased/messy. It can be any color. -the music most typical would be the rock, metal, screamo, hard rock, and alternative rock genres. ALTHOUGH(!!!) Emo is not defined, doesn't have a prototype, or a specific look/behavior. You are simply you! You DON'T HAVE to look like this or be like this to be emo. You might be classified or labeled as emo even if you aren't, simply because you fit into the category. THIS isn't just a stereotype. There is no reason for it to be mocked. Emo comes from the word emotional, that you are who you are and you might be sad or happy, therefore you express it. Emotional DOES NOT mean MOODY or COMPLAINING. IT MEANS BEING HUMAN.

An emotion person, sometimes describes as emotionally depressed. NOT a music genre.

My friend's sister.

Someone who wears two belts instead of one, who quotes emo songs in their statuses, and who straightens their hair and wears guyliner.

It stands for emotional. That's it. Nothing else.

Hannah Keller

A much attacked subclass of 90's hardcore, clearly not beaten up enough >.> Seriously, how many definitions are needed?

People who enjoy pain. Usually dress in all black

a style of music formed in 1980's and 1990's with clean guitar for the verse, and heavy distortion during the chorus. the lyrics usually are emotional, having to do with emotions. such as love, hate, anger, past screw ups. But in no way does emo involve kids cutting themselves, or wearing tight jeans, or scarfs or any of that crap. emo started as a style of music, and has now turned into a degrading form of self expression. i hate what emo has turned into...because in fact, most bands nowadays can be classified as emo, but people are just too used to thinking emo is, black hair, tight pants, and all that. IT ISN'T!!!!!!!

a phase wierd kids go through

kevin

Being a realist and a dreamer at the same time. Causing a constant state of tug of war in your mind. You understand what is and isn't realistic, yet you can't seem to throw away your dreams. Distress occurs. Jk thats just what i think is. - Sincerely, Very emo person who just thought of this

someone who copies everyone. ska kids for the checkerboard stuff and hats, goth kids for black, punks for colored hair and tight pants, and metalheads for what they(emos) turned into their "music" they always talk about shitty bands who the never see, problems that don't matter, and they love getting their asses kicked.

Something that has become so made fun of, with people that scrape their arms on tree branches and are consequentially called "emo," that those who are in serious, self-harming trouble are passed off as simply "emo" instead of majorly or manically depressed.

A genre of rock music that emerged in the 1990s and got popular in the underground music community through bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz and Mineral among others. The genre is characterized by introspective, confessional lyrics, emotive vocals and indie rock-esque instrumentation. With the beginning of the 21st century, emo started to die out as people were mislabeling pop-punk bands such as My Chemical Romance and Dashboard Confessional as emo. However, the genre has seen a sort of revival in recent years, with bands like The Hotelier, Sorority Noise and Foxing getting more popular in indie circles. The word is also used to describe a certain lifestyle, however this is not related to actual emo music.

According floose's book of definitions, it means "emotional", Overly sensitive to one's comment, position, or ones environment.

Most of the people who call themselves “emo” and attention seek are fakes. A real emo is someone who is very sensitive and overreacts to things. Emos also either heavily express themselves through music, art, writing and many more things OR like me they hide their emotions and feelings because people judge them and they are shy.

In music, a synonym for "unoriginal."

1. An insult for someone who complains. 2. A generalization for someone with long, dark hair, usually parted on the side and covering one eye. 3. An insult for someone who listens to post-hardcore music. 4. A generalization for someone who has a tendency to self-harm. Whether for attention or otherwise. 5. A genre of music; Emocore. 6. A widely misunderstood term.

Emo is a music style. Some describe it as teenagers who are always depressed and cut themselves. To call someone emo would be saying that they are music. To say, "Hey you emo kid" would be improper. The correct way to use emo in a sentence would be, "I'm into this emo music" Emo is none other than a style of music. To say otherwise would be rude. Using emo as an insult is stereotypical.

Stereotype victims that can be categorized as a subgroup along with jocks, plastics, etc. Often seen as a genre of depressing or terrible music, and kids who feel sorry for themselves or dress in certain way; kids that develop eating disorders, cut themselves, and overdo the sensitive thing. They supposedly look down on the rest of the world and have completely irrational or absurd reasons to be this way. In truth, they might be this way, they might not. It may be for good reasons, and these definitions are only making things worse.

(Carrying on from previous definition) And finally, there are types of Emo. There's the mainstream, attention seeking Emos that aren't emos. They give us all the hate. Next, there are the quiet Emos. They are the ones who you might see every day and not know that they are Emo. They usually don't have many issues, but they are the most sensitive, in my opinion. They are the ones who you will say a joke to that you don't believe is offensive, and they will laugh at it, but they will have pain building up inside of them, until eventually it is too much and they cry, and then the next day they're fine again. Now, the general Emo. They are the ones with the black clothing or band T-shirts. The ones who you see smoking weed sometimes, or the ones you hear listening to metal. They usually hang in groups of other Emos, because that makes them safe. They get shit every day, and usually they have issues at home too. NOT middle class bitches with black hair and a black shirt on who slit their wrists because their weekly allowance got dropped from £1000 to £800! They piss me off so much. But finally, the full fledged Emo. The one who will be usually alone most of the time, the one who cries and tries to find someone to care for them but often fails. However, they are the ones with mental problems. We can't control the fact that we have mood swings, or that we are confident or quiet. If anyone needs help, add me on bbm: 2A98DD63, I'm here for you.

1. An old music genre that doesn't exist. 2. A stereotype that doesn't exist. 3. A word that no one seems to have been able to properly define thus far.

Confused term with scene kid(because they look the same).... It's someone who self harms.

THE REAL DEFENITION THE MUSIC- emotive hardcore- was an offshoot of hardcore music charegterised by lyrics with deeper darker emotions/ topics. People who enjoyed this genere of music were called Emos THE LIFESTYLE- Today we have people who call themselves emo- The music created the emo lifestyle- thus emo kids Emos are people who listen to emotive music and embrace a specific style- Usualy envolving- wearing all black/darker colors- side swept hair over 1 eye- Heavy eyeliner- and expresion via music writing songs poetry ect. There are no specific guide lines to emo. (Emo Myths) 1-All emos cut/ self mutilate? Not all emos cut- there are always crazies in the mix but not all emos cut themselves- cuting has nothing to do with emo 2-Emos are always sad? Emos are usualy more sensetive than average and express their emotions in their own way. But emos are not always sad Hapyness is an emotion 2 Emos can smile laugh and have a good time like evrybody else Most are just shy 3-Emos are all just posers seeking atention? Emo is a steriotype- people runing around showing you their cuts, crying, saying "im so emo" Are posers trying to fit a steriotype to be cool But there are people "Real emos" who live the lifestyle, love the music, and expres their emotions bechause its who they are the way they are these people are not posers- they dont try to be anything other than themselves and are great people/ loyal frends

total awsome people. emo dosent mean they cut, cry, or hate themselves,. those are total dramatic kids who want attention. other than that, real emo's are kind. and some are rude(only to defend eachother).....theres no actual meaning to emo too many ppl use the term emo to judge and it seems unfair. but emo is not bad its just unique and awsome to music culture