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emokid

emokid noun: a young member of the emo music scene or subculture.

Noun

emokid (plural emokids)

  1. (slang) A young member of the emo music scene or subculture.
    • Their major-label debut, For Your Own Special Sweetheart, became a touchstone for many emokids—a bracing hardcore record that used studio-savvy production to focus the band’s ferocity and intelligence.1999 November, Jeff Salamon, “Emotional Rescue”, in Spin, page 144
    • If you like emo, your chances are good that this Karate will deliver that kick to the heart that emokids so desire and musicphiles lust after.2002 September, Kiera Ormut-Fleishman, “Spittin' in my eye”, in The Innis Herald, Innis College, Toronto, ON, page 4

Forms of emokid

pluralemokids
alternative formemo-kid

Origin of emokid

From emo + kid.

Questions about emokid

What does emokid mean?
Emokid means a young member of the emo music scene or subculture.
What part of speech is emokid?
Emokid is a noun.
What is the plural of emokid?
The plural of emokid is emokids.

Words near emokid in the dictionary

  1. emojify
  2. emojifying
  3. emojilike
  4. emojipasta
  5. emojis
  6. emokid
  7. emollescence
  8. emolliate
  9. emolliated
  10. emolliates
  11. emolliating

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