whats the real meaning of the word EMO?????

India
February 1, 2010 12:54pm CST
can you tell me whats the real meaning of the word emo?????i heard a lot of friends telling about this word emo.....then there are pictures called emo pictures......whats the real meaning of emo??
3 responses
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
2 Feb 10
According to my niece and nephew it is like a group of people or schoolchildren, who wears black, their hair is in their faces and eyes and they have this weird way they walk and talk. It is not very easy to explain.
• India
2 Feb 10
well....am wondering about it you know...it will be very painful i guess..i also love wearing black and i also have got some kind of problem..you know what it is
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
2 Feb 10
Believe me, no matter how hard you try, you will never be an emo. And yes, i made sure of my facts. You are just fine as you are. TATA.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Feb 10
Emo means emotional. What I'm not really sure about is how the term Emo has come into being such a regularly used slang term. It seems to me that the first time that I heard it was when being used in reference to music. However, now it seems that people are using it to describe all types of things from music to style of clothing to the way that people apply their makeup. I think that if it was only used in the original intention of it would be an easier term to understand.
@Britt17 (46)
• United States
1 Feb 10
basically "emo" is short for emotional. It describes a genre of music as well as other art forms. Definition from Wikipedia . . . "Emo is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics." I believe most other art forms (like the pictures you are talking about) reflect the same emotions as the music.