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" Teenagers are very dark, I think. That's all the goth and emo stuff. They're experiencing a lot of stuff that adults experience, but in a much more raw way. It's that extremity that I'm interested in, to be able to go down so far and come up so quickly."
Meg Rosoff

Meaning of "emo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMO

Short for emotional rock.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EMO

ˈiːməʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Emo

Emo /ˈiːmoʊ/ 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. As the style was echoed by contemporary American punk rock bands, its sound and meaning shifted and changed, blending with pop punk and indie rock and encapsulated in the early 1990s by groups such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. By the mid-1990s numerous emo acts emerged from the Midwestern and Central United States, and several independent record labels began to specialize in the style. Emo broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s with the platinum-selling success of Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional and the emergence of the subgenre "screamo". In recent years the term "emo" has been applied by critics and journalists to a variety of artists, including multiplatinum acts and groups with disparate styles and sounds.

Definition of emo in the English dictionary

The definition of emo in the dictionary is a type of music combining traditional hard rock with personal and emotional lyrics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMO

chemo · chimo · Imo · kamokamo · primo · Profumo · screamo · sixty-fourmo · sumo · supremo · thirty-twomo

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMO

emodin · emollescence · emolliate · emollience · emollient · emollition · emolument · emolumental · emolumentary · emote · emoter · emoticon · emotion · emotionable · emotional · emotional baggage · emotional blackmail · emotional correctness · emotional cripple

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMO

Alamo · ammo · Bergamo · camo · demo · duomo · dynamo · Eskimo · Geronimo · gizmo · gran turismo · homo · limo · memo · mo · Palermo · promo · proximo · tomo · ultimo

Synonyms and antonyms of emo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «emo» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EMO

Find out the translation of emo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of emo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

EMO
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

emo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

emo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

भावनाएं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ايمو
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

эмо
278 millions of speakers
pt

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emo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

emo পর্ণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

emo
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Emo
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

emo
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

エモ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Emo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

emo
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

எமோ
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

इमोजी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

emo
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

emo
65 millions of speakers
pl

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emo
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

емо
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

emo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

emo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

emo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of emo
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emo

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3 QUOTES WITH «EMO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word emo.
1
Meg Rosoff
Teenagers are very dark, I think. That's all the goth and emo stuff. They're experiencing a lot of stuff that adults experience, but in a much more raw way. It's that extremity that I'm interested in, to be able to go down so far and come up so quickly.
2
Debby Ryan
I went through a few phases of finding myself: I dabbled in musical theater, chess club, dance troupe, splatter-painting, school mascot (go Wildcats), babysitter, photojournalist, drill team girl, emo kid - and not one of them defined me, but every single one will always play a part in who I am.
3
Craig Thompson
I think with 'Chunky Rice,' it felt novel to me to give this emo twist on these funny animals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMO»

Discover the use of emo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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This Is Emo: An Essay from Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Originally collected in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and now available both as a stand-alone essay and in the ebook collection Chuck Klosterman on Film and Television, this essay is about John Cusack and Woody Allen.
Chuck Klosterman, 2010
2
Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo
Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo tells the story of a cultural moment that's happening right now-the nexus point where teen culture, music, and the web converge to create something new.
Andy Greenwald, 2003
3
Everybody Hurts
EVERYBODY HURTS is a reference book for emo, tracing its angsty roots all the way from Shakespeare to Holden Caufield to today's most popular bands.
Trevor Kelley, Leslie Simon, 2009
4
Emo Boy: Nobody Cares about Anything Anyway, So Why Don't We ...
Emo Boy, a hero for the world's losers, uses his superhuman sensitivity and his unpredictable powers to bring down his enemies and sabotage his own happiness.
Steve Edmond, 2006
5
The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition
This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion has become a modern classic.
Stephen Chbosky, 2013
6
Emo Soul
M E Lovitt. EMO SOUL By M E Lovitt Copyright © 2012, M E Lovitt All rights reserved ISBN:
M E Lovitt
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Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia
Chemical Romance and the onslaught of emo bands that began releasing their music in the late 1990s and the earlier years of the new millennium, became associated with the aforementioned gender-bending and androgyny. A strong ...
Shirley R. Steinberg, Michael Kehler, Lindsay Cornish, 2010
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Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
1. This. Is. Emo. 0:01. No woman will ever satisfy me. I know that now, and I would never try to deny it. But this is actually okay, because I will never satisfy a woman, either. Should I be writing such thoughts? Perhaps not. Perhaps it's a bad idea ...
Chuck Klosterman, 2004
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Healing Narratives: Women Writers Curing Cultural Dis-ease
Emo, diseased by the witchery, affects all the culturally unwell, but his illness has a most potent effect on Tayo, the main target for Emo's witchery. Emo's diseased storytelling has the strength to make Tayo sick, as Tayo fights off nausea as Emo  ...
Gay Alden Wilentz, 2000
10
Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd: Dark Globe
At the Kenya, future Monty Python members Graham Chapman and John Cleese worked out comedy routines for Footlights Review, while Syd's pal Iain 'Emo' Moore worked as a short order chef in the kitchen. Moore was a 'townie', ...
Julian Palacios, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Emo-Media Advisory: Northern Ontario faces harshest cuts to patient …
EMO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 8, 2015) - The authors of a study that chronicled the experiences of hundreds of patients and their families with the ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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PREMIERE: Time Spent Driving's “Skin And Knees” is a true emo
For some, the name Time Spent Driving reminds them of the classic Emo Diaries compilations on Deep Elm Records (they were included on ... «Substream Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Emo teens and the rising suicide rate in SA
The Emo phenomenon (emo is an abbreviation for emotional) began in the U.S. in the 1980s and spread across the world, from the US to ... «Health24, Jul 15»
4
The Wilderness Politics Tour @ Emo's Austin 11/1
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness is an American indie-pop act. Singer/songwriter McMahon began the project in 2014 as the next ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
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Apple Music: Conducted by Emo Brand Strategy
As the prophet Natalie Imbruglia once said, I'm torn. Apple Music launches today to rival Spotify's and Tidal's music streaming services. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
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Emo Vampire Accused Of Something Terrifying In Church
A self-described vampire in Pennsylvania faces numerous charges after he allegedly participated in some downright shocking behavior — and ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Trending: Ganjapreneur and rapper buy $4000 wheelchair for pot …
Rapper Too Short, right, with Denver-based ganjapreneur Jayson Emo, better known in the Colorado weed community as Giddy Up. (TMZ) ... «The Cannabist, Jul 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: The Obsessives do their best to revive emo on “Daisy”
Washington, D.C.-based duo the Obsessives have come a long way in just three short years. With the pair's debut full-length, Heck No, Nancy, ... «Substream Magazine, Jun 15»
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Cash Cash and Tritonal @ Emo's Austin 9/19
Cash Cash is a group of three DJs who mix and master electronic dance music. When members moved from local to larger shows, they were ... «mxdwn.com, Jun 15»
10
MIDDLETON: EMO for animals
From Harm to Home, the Truro-based Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) specializes in animal EMO. Diana Forrestall, Catherine ... «Nova News Now, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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