: a style of rock music influenced by punk rock and featuring introspective and emotionally fraught lyrics
In emo, the heart forever hurts, and the ultra-introspective songwriter pines for beautiful death.—
Robert Sullivan
Robert Sullivan
emo
adjective
The film is sensitively directed, full of emo songs and quiet little character moments.
—Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
Examples of emo in a Sentence
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Throughout its evolution, the store has marketed to a number of subcultures, from emo and goth to manga and anime.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The Miami Heat forward went viral in October after debuting an ‘emo’ look at Media Day.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
Beloved and influential acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Cap’n Jazz are reuniting for the inaugural Best Friends Forever festival, which has rounded up a massive lineup of emo, hardcore and ’90s/00’s-era artists for its Oct. 10-13 debut at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
Like with most characters on South Park, this group of angsty kids plays on easy stereotypes, but seriously, don't confuse them with the emo kids (or the vampire kids, for that matter).
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
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Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
The Miami Heat forward went viral in October after debuting an ‘emo’ look at Media Day.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
Beloved and influential acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Cap’n Jazz are reuniting for the inaugural Best Friends Forever festival, which has rounded up a massive lineup of emo, hardcore and ’90s/00’s-era artists for its Oct. 10-13 debut at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
Like with most characters on South Park, this group of angsty kids plays on easy stereotypes, but seriously, don't confuse them with the emo kids (or the vampire kids, for that matter).
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for emo
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“Emo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emo. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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