EMO

Emo

Emo is a style of rock music characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.

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emo

Noun

  1. A particular style of hardcore punk rock
  2. An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.
  3. Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
  4. An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.
  5. A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.

Adjective

  1. Emotional; sensitive.
  2. Depressed.
  3. Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.


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