1. emo - Noun
2. emo - Adjective
3. Emo - Proper noun
(uncountable, music) A particular style of hardcore punk rock [early 1990s]
(countable) An individual of people associated with that subculture and musical style. [early 1990s]
(uncountable, music) Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional [late 1990s-current]
(countable) An individual of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock. [late 1990s-current]
(countable) A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo. [2000s]
(often derogatory) Emotional; sensitive.
(informal, often derogatory) Depressed.
Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
Emo
A village in Ireland.
Emo
A township in Ontario.
I keep thinking about blood, I dream about it. Wake up thinking about it. Pretty soon I'll be writing morbid emo poetry about it. Cassandra Clare
The cake is vanilla; I asked for chocolate; The tears They will not stop. (Prince of Persia: Emo Warrior) Ben Croshaw
When I was getting into punk rock and hardcore when I was younger, "emo" was like Fugazi. It was these weird bands that were almost like post hardcore or post punk bands. Many were really political. Emo had to do with how they would vocalize, not the way in which it refers to our music. Joe Trohman
My favorite music is hooky, quirky, arty, dark, surprising, heavy, groovy, soft, emotional but not emo. It wears a sweater because it's cold, not because it's stylistically there. Josh Homme
I want a T-shirt that says, "Art is Emo." We live in an age where people are more apt to believe a thing if they read it on a T-shirt. Caitlín R. Kiernan
I went through a few phases of finding myself: I dabbled in musical theater, chess club, dance troupe, splatter-painting, school mascot (go Wildcats), babysitter, photojournalist, drill team girl, emo kid - and not one of them defined me, but every single one will always play a part in who I am. Debby Ryan