Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)The mainstream, commercialized emo pop and post-hardcore music and associated aesthetics that trended in the 2000s and early 2010s.

Origin

The term dates back to around 2002 when many emo fans rejected the change emo was going th

The term dates back to around 2002 when many emo fans rejected the change emo was going through at the time when the genre became mainstream.

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