what is EMO?

Question

I have heard this expression a few times, and am curious to know what you are all talking about.

Answer 1

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!

Answer 2

okay... whatever people tell you about emo and self harm is all a lie
emo is a style and a way of life
heard of My Chemical Romance? example of Emo
me? im emo
emo is an abreviation for emotional
as in lyrcs and music not the people!
FALL OUT BOY IS NOT EMO
most emos are fun and energetic
emo is a type of music
usually hardcore
emo is life
dont listen to the stereotypes cuz u will become one

Answer 3

Haha... wow.. okay.
First of all, ignore all those other comments.
Yes, emo does stand for emotional, but everyone experiences emotions, do they not? Happy, glad, sad, angry <--- all emotions!

And second, not all emos want to kill themselves and hate their life and blahblahblah. No, they are just as happy as the average person. They ARE NOT gothic. Gothic wear all black, emo wears stripes and tight clothing. They normally have dark hair that covers one of their eyes. Some wear eyeliner.

And NOT ALL, not many actually, cut themselves. Nonono. Not just emos cut themselves.

Emo's have liprings.
Listen to sad, slow, songs.
Some would think they are close to punk.

Answer 4

Emo is over emotional. Just an emotional person. Emotional type of music.

Answer 5

Emo stands for emotional

Answer 6

emo can stand for 2 things emotional or a person that cuts there wrists

Answer 7

Isn't it that furry red thing from Sesame Street?
Tickle Me Emo.

Answer 8

EMO is everything everyone else said...but they left out that it's a disgrace to the music industry. It's that too.

Answer 9

Emo people are people who hate their life and they are ungreatful bastatrds who hang around with each other feeling sorry for themselves and they always ut their wrists. dont ask me why that helps, but apparently it does for them. Emo music is gay alternative crap like Panic! at the Disco.

Answer 10

Emo:
A stereotypical person who listens to goth-style(emotional) music, gets depressed,wears black or mostly black,and are known to cut their wrists.

But I don't think a real emo is like that.

:-)