See emo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(by extension) A typically young individual whose outward persona is characterized by introspection, sensitivity, melancholy, or angst; considered to be overly emotional or who is associated with the emo subculture."
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"(countable) An individual presenting as such.",
"(countable) (by extension) A typically young individual whose outward persona is characterized by introspection, sensitivity, melancholy, or angst; considered to be overly emotional or who is associated with the emo subculture."
],
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"An individual presenting as such.",
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[
"poser",
"poser"
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[
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"(countable) An individual presenting as such.",
"(countable, by extension, derogatory) Sometimes used pejoratively to imply inauthenticity (poser) or used ironically to denote exaggerated teenage rebellion."
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"tags": [
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]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈiː.moʊ/",
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"US"
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}
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"Rhymes:English/iːməʊ",
"Rhymes:English/iːməʊ/2 syllables",
"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",
"en:Emotions",
"en:Fashion",
"en:Musical genres",
"en:People"
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"word": "emo bangs"
},
{
"word": "emokid"
},
{
"word": "emo metal"
},
{
"word": "emoness"
},
{
"word": "emophobe"
},
{
"word": "emo pop"
},
{
"word": "emo rap"
},
{
"word": "emotard"
},
{
"word": "emotronic"
},
{
"word": "emotronica"
},
{
"word": "mall emo"
},
{
"word": "Midwest emo"
},
{
"word": "screamo"
}
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"(fashion, aesthetic) Exhibiting a fashion or visual aesthetic associated with the subculture; a presentation deliberately or unintentionally incorporating dark clothing, asymmetrical haircuts covering one eye, studded accessories, and often borrowing elements from gothic fashion, Burtonesque macabre, or brightly colored scene or geek aesthetics."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"roman": "ʔīmū",
"sense": "music",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "إِيمُو"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"roman": "qínggǎnhé",
"sense": "music",
"word": "情感核"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "qíngxù yáogǔn",
"sense": "music",
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"word": "エモ"
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"roman": "imo",
"sense": "music",
"word": "이모"
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"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "īmo",
"sense": "music",
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],
"word": "ईमो"
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{
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"lang": "Polish",
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"sense": "music",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "emo"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"roman": "émo",
"sense": "music",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"sense": "music",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "émo-múzyka",
"sense": "music",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "э́мо-му́зыка"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́мо-му́зыка"
}
],
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}
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