Edgy vs. Emo

Edgyadjective

Nervous, apprehensive.

Edgyadjective

Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.

Edgyadjective

On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.

Edgyadjective

(dated) Irritable.

Edgyadjective

(art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.

Edgyadjective

(of a knife or blade) Sharp.

Edgyadjective

(slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.

Edgyadjective

(Internet slang) Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.

Edgyadjective

Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

Edgyadjective

Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.

Edgyadjective

being in a tense state

Emonoun

A particular style of hardcore punk rock

Emonoun

An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.

Emonoun

Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional

Emonoun

An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.

Emonoun

A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.

Emoadjective

Emotional; sensitive.

Emoadjective

Depressed.

Emoadjective

Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.

Emo

Emo is a rock music genre characterized by an emphasis on emotional expression, sometimes through confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of post-hardcore from the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement in Washington, D.C., where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace.