"screamo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɹiːməʊ/ Audio: En-us-screamo.oga [US]
Etymology: Blend of scream + emo. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|scream|emo}} Blend of scream + emo Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} screamo (uncountable)
  1. (music) A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo genres of the early 1990's. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-screamo-en-noun-hdRrHD8w Categories (other): Music, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English blends: 22 22 30 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 31 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 31 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 32 22 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 22 30 37 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A genre of guitar-driven music combining late 1990's emo indie rock with interludes of screaming vocals, often accompanied by hardcore or metalcore guitar riffs. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: posthardcore
    Sense id: en-screamo-en-noun-QI1u-tLL Categories (other): Music, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English blends: 22 22 30 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 31 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 31 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 32 22 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 22 30 37 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (music) Any punk rock-inspired music that involves screaming vocals, typically referring to the genres described above as well as certain subgenres of hardcore punk. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-screamo-en-noun-bSkasCiO Categories (other): Music, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English blends: 22 22 30 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 31 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 31 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 32 22 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 22 30 37 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (music, often derogatory) Any aggressive music with screamed vocals. Tags: derogatory, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-screamo-en-noun-2~ONWZzp Categories (other): Music, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English blends: 22 22 30 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 31 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 31 33 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 32 22 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 22 30 37 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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