2006-09-05 06:43:20 · 15 answers · asked by lisa.d 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
emotional bag of crap lol
2006-09-05 06:44:46 · answer #1 · answered by fritzoschitzo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Emo is a slang term used to describe a range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music and its related scenes. As an adjective, emo can describe a style of fashion or music; or a general state of unhappiness or melancholy (as in "to feel emo"). Emo is also used as a noun, often pejoratively, to identify a member of the "emo scene" or someone viewed as fitting the "emo" stereotype.
For more than a decade, the term emo was used almost exclusively to describe the genre of music that spawned from the 1980s DC scene and the bands inspired by it. However, during the late 1990s, as emo music began to emerge into popular consciousness, the term began to be used as a broader reference than its prior music denotation.
The origin of the word emo itself is unclear. In a 1985 interview by Rites of Spring in Flipside Magazine, members of the band noted that some of their fans in DC were starting to call them "emo", arguably because of the state of emotion that the band displayed during their shows. In later years, the word emo was viewed as a contraction of "emotional hardcore" or "emocore", which was the popular designation of the music genre.
A younger contingent insists that emo is a contraction for "emotive hardcore". However, no primary source has been found to confirm use of that term prior to the mid-1990s. At the same time, numerous sources cite the use of "emotional hardcore" dating back to the mid-to-late 1980s.
In recent years, as its use has come to define more than just the music, the word emo has more often been viewed as simply being short for "emotional".
It is also a subgenre of hardcore punk music.
2006-09-06 06:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Princess Peach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emo is a slang term used to describe a range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music and its related scenes. As an adjective, emo can describe a style of fashion or music; or a general state of unhappiness or melancholy (as in "to feel emo"). Emo is also used as a noun, often pejoratively, to identify a member of the "emo scene" or someone viewed as fitting the "emo" stereotype.
2006-09-05 13:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Extra Man Opportunity
2006-09-05 13:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by Chris C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll redefine Chris'... EMO = Extra Marital Offer LMAO!
No... emo is emotional.
2006-09-05 14:32:13 · answer #5 · answered by Mike N. D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had no idea until my brother in law said an emo is someone who wears red and black and most all the while and someone who is tempted to take their life, last bit is optional.
2006-09-06 18:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by David B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"emo - short for "emotional." Emo is a broad title that covers a lot of different styles of emotionally-charged punk rock."
2006-09-05 13:46:39 · answer #7 · answered by randomaniac.co.uk 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means you are in touch with your emotions and any1 who uses the sterotype of emo can BITE IT....lmao
2006-09-05 13:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by ~<3TwiztidHeart~<3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
'emo' is a song by Blink 182
2006-09-05 13:49:46 · answer #9 · answered by Tesss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Girls: black fringe across face, big bow in hair, skinny jeans and gormless make-up, studded belt.
Boys: As above, no bow, lip piercing.
2006-09-05 13:47:47 · answer #10 · answered by this_is_ska_wars 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of things.
2006-09-05 13:50:00 · answer #11 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋