"emo" meaning in English

See emo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈiː.moʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emo.wav Forms: more emo [comparative], most emo [superlative]
enPR: ēʹ-mō [US] Rhymes: -iːməʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of emotional. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|emotional}} Abbreviation of emotional Head templates: {{en-adj}} emo (comparative more emo, superlative most emo)
  1. (often derogatory) Emotional; sensitive. Tags: derogatory, often
    Sense id: en-emo-en-adj-MxglsjAB
  2. (informal, often derogatory) Depressed. Tags: derogatory, informal, often
    Sense id: en-emo-en-adj-P-CvCejP
  3. Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
    Sense id: en-emo-en-adj-2vwvqpb1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emoness, emotard Related terms: emo skink (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈiː.moʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emo.wav Forms: emos [plural]
enPR: ēʹ-mō [US] Rhymes: -iːməʊ Etymology: Abbreviation of emocore. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|emocore}} Abbreviation of emocore Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} emo (countable and uncountable, plural emos)
  1. (uncountable, music) A particular style of hardcore punk rock Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-emo-en-noun-NcFztimz Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Emotions, Musical genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 5 36 4 38 5 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 2 47 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 16 4 1 1 2 15 1 17 1 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 10 1 10 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 4 0 0 1 18 1 19 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 6 43 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 42 5 43 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 8 35 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 12 34 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 4 45 3 6 Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 3 3 39 3 42 1 7 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 1 1 1 40 11 42 1 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (countable) A person associated with that subculture and musical style. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-emo-en-noun-Gg2CTlYc Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Musical genres Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 12 34 9 8 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 1 1 1 40 11 42 1 3
  3. (uncountable, music) Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-emo-en-noun-M9FyIYCa Categories (other): Music, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Emotions, Musical genres Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 5 5 12 20 13 25 8 12 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 5 36 4 38 5 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 2 47 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 16 4 1 1 2 15 1 17 1 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 10 1 10 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 4 0 0 1 18 1 19 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 6 43 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 37 4 50 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 42 5 43 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 43 8 35 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 12 34 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 4 45 3 6 Disambiguation of Emotions: 3 3 3 39 3 42 1 7 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 1 1 1 40 11 42 1 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (countable) A person associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-emo-en-noun-bjRinTLD Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Fashion Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Fashion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0
  5. (countable) A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-emo-en-noun-d4B~X7el Categories (other): Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, People Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 28 17 23 15 17 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emo bangs, emokid, emo metal, emophobe, emo rap, emotronic, emotronica, Midwest emo, screamo Translations (music): إِيمُو (ʔīmū) [masculine] (Arabic), 情感核 (qínggǎnhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 情緒搖滾 /情绪摇滚 (qíngxù yáogǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), emoo (Esperanto), エモ (emo) (Japanese), 이모 (imo) (Korean), ईमो (īmo) [neuter] (Marathi), emo [neuter] (Polish), э́мо (émo) [feminine] (Russian), и́мо (ímo) [feminine] (Russian), э́мо-му́зыка (émo-múzyka) [feminine] (Russian), и́мо-му́зыка (ímo-múzyka) [feminine] (Russian)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'music': 46 7 47 0 0

Inflected forms

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