emo
- Noun. (uncountable, music) A particular style of hardcore punk rock.
- Noun. (countable, early 1990s) An individual or group of people associated with the subculture and musical style of definition (1).
- Noun. (uncountable, music) Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional.
- Noun. (countable, late 1990s-current) An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of definition (3).
- Noun. (countable, 2000s) A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.
- Adjective. (often, pejorative) Emotional; sensitive.
- Adjective. (informal, often) Depressed.
- Adjective. Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.