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mall emo

mall emo noun: the mainstream, commercialized emo pop and post-hardcore music and associated aesthetics that trended in the 2000s and early 2010s.

Noun

mall emo (uncountable)

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

Origin of mall emo

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.

Questions about mall emo

What does mall emo mean?
Mall emo means the mainstream, commercialized emo pop and post-hardcore music and associated aesthetics that trended in the 2000s and early 2010s.
What part of speech is mall emo?
Mall emo is a noun.

Words near mall emo in the dictionary

  1. malky
  2. malkying
  3. mall
  4. mall cop
  5. mall cops
  6. mall emo
  7. mall goth
  8. mall goths
  9. mall ninja
  10. mall ninjas
  11. Mall of Asia

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