emo

A style of rock music that grew from punk and expresses strong personal feelings.

• He listens to emo.
• The band helped develop emo in the late eighties.
• Her record collection includes punk and early emo.

Similar words: emocore, emotional hardcore

Common phrases: early emo, emo music, emo band, listen to emo

Someone associated with emotional rock music and the clothes and appearance linked to it.

• Her brother is an emo.
• Several emos were waiting outside the concert hall.
• As a teenage emo, he followed every local band.

Common phrases: a teenage emo, a young emo, an emo fan

A member of a youth group known for dark clothes, long fringes, and strong emotional expression.

• She was an emo at school.
• The emos met online and shared photos of their outfits.
• Many emos wore dark eyeliner and tight jeans in the 2000s.

Common phrases: teenage emo, an emo kid, an emo online

A young person seen as unusually sensitive, sad, and concerned with their own feelings.

• They called him an emo.
• She dismissed the sad young poet as an emo.
• Being sensitive does not make someone an emo.

Common phrases: a moody emo, call someone emo, a sensitive emo

Connected with a youth culture based on emotional rock music and openly expressed feelings.

• He joined the local emo scene.
• The festival attracted many emo bands.
• She wrote about emo culture and teenage identity.

Common phrases: emo culture, emo scene, emo bands

Having the dark clothes, long fringe, or other features linked to a particular youth style.

• She has an emo haircut.
• He tried an emo look with black jeans and eyeliner.
• Is that long fringe meant to be emo?

Common phrases: emo hair, emo look, emo style, emo fringe

Feeling or seeming very sad and unhappy.

• I'm feeling emo today.
• He got emo after the breakup.
• Why are all your posts so emo lately?

Similar words: sad, down, depressed, gloomy

Opposites: cheerful

Common phrases: feel emo, get emo, so emo