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Plural of emo

regular plural

The plural of emo is emos.

Forms of emo

Singularemo /ˈiː.moʊ/
Pluralemos
Countablecountable and uncountable

Emos in a sentence

  • Emos, or neogoths, or whatever they were calling themselves these days.2012, Emmie Dark, In His Eyes, page 21. From the entry neogoth

Meaning of emo

  1. noun A subgenre of late 1980s hardcore punk originating in Washington D.C., characterized by intense, highly emotional performances, dynamic shifts, and a departure from traditional punk song structures (also emocore).
  2. noun A 1990s indie rock movement characterized by complex guitar work (often borrowing from math rock), dynamic shifts, arpeggiated melodies, and deeply introspective lyrics; commonly referred to as Midwest emo.
  3. noun A commercially successful 2000s alternative rock and pop-punk movement characterized by theatricality, melancholic, or romantically frustrated themes, and highly polished production.

Full definition of emo

Questions about the plural of emo

What is the plural of emo?
The plural of emo is emos.
Is emo countable?
Emo is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: emo (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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