What does the term "emo" mean?

Question

Ok, I have seen the term "emo" used online and on MySpace in the last 2 days so now I am curious...what the heck does that term mean?

Answer 1

Emo (an abbreviation of "emotionally-driven Hardcore punk") is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional punk'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, as well as bands such as Fugazi, Moss Icon, and Antioch Arrow. ...

Answer 2

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Answer 3

emotional.

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 ***** 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!

When she sees how sensitive and emo I have become, she'll definately go out with me!

Answer 4

Emo is a slang term used to describe a range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music and its related scene. 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.

Answer 5

Emo is a slang term used to describe a range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music and its related scene. 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.

Answer 6

Emo may refer to:

Emo (music), a music style previously known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore"
Emo (slang), a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes somewhat affiliated with emo music.
Emo (album), an album by Screeching Weasel
Emo (oil), an Irish oil company and filling station chain
Emo's, a nightclub in Austin, Texas
Emo Philips, an American stand-up comedian
Emo, County Laois, a town in the Republic of Ireland
Emo, Ontario, a town in Canada
Emo Speedway, a racetrack in Emo, Ontario
Eric Moulds, wide receiver for the Houston Texans (formerly Buffalo Bills) (fan slang)
How to be: Emo, an internet movie explaining the subculture of emo and emo music
Keith Emerson, famed British keyboardist/pianist
Villa Emo, a 16th century villa by Andrea Palladio
Emo Boy, a comic book by Steve Emond, published by Slave Labor Graphics
"Emo", a song by Blink-182
Emo, a character in the movie Elephants Dream
Emo, an abbreviation of given names like Emil and Emanuil
EMO may stand for:

East Moriches, New York, a town in the United States, sometimes abbreviated to "EMO"
Electronic Money Order, a type of online currency, or eCurrency
Emergency Measures Organization, an agency of Canadian provincial government responsible for emergency preparedness
Emergency Machine-Off operation, more commonly referred to as an Emergency Power-Off
Extra Man Opportunity, a synonym for a lacrosse or hockey power play
Ericsson Mobile Organizer, a mobile (push) e-mail solution available on most popular phones

Answer 7

Emo comes from the wrod "emotional"
and it represents a group of people whose roots come from Punk
they also have a sense of gothisness in them
they are usualy adolencents who are fed up with life and are really depressed and emo is what everyone calls them. it's like their label . . . emo, because they are very emotional people

Answer 8

Emo may refer to:
Emo (slang), a slang term used to describe a wide range of fashion styles and attitudes which have roots in emo music

Answer 9

"Shallow" basically means that you judge people on their appearance rather than their personality and feelings. Example: Bob: "I'm only friends with her because she's hot." John: "You're so shallow."

Answer 10

it stands for emotional. usually when someone says "that music is Emo" they usually mean it as a music type that makes you feel a certain way. take matchbox twenty for example. their music makes some people sad. hence it makes it emo.