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emo
noun /ˈiː.məʊ/
/-moʊ/ Definition
› [U] a type of popular punk music with words about people's feelings and emotionsPop, rock and soul › [C] slang a young person who likes this music, wears mainly black clothes, and is often nervous, worried, and unhappyYoung people emo
adjective › relating to the music, clothes, opinions, and behaviour of emosPop, rock and soul
(Definition of emo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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