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Eme vs Emo - What's the difference?

eme | emo |

As nouns the difference between eme and emo

is that eme is an uncle while emo is a particular style of hardcore punk rock.

As an adjective emo is

emotional; sensitive.

As a proper noun Emo is

a village in Ireland.

eme

English

Alternative forms

* eame

Noun

(en noun)
  • An uncle.
  • *:
  • *:Soo this yonge syre Trystram rode vnto his eme' kynge Marke of Cornewayle / ΒΆ And whanne he came there / he herd say that ther wold no knyghte fyghte with syre Marhaus / Thenne yede sir Tristram vnto his ' eme and sayd / syre yf ye wylle gyue me thordre of knyghthode / I wille doo bataille with syr Marhaus
  • *, II.x:
  • *:Whilst they were young, Cassibalane their Eme / Was by the people chosen in their sted.
  • (label) Friend.
  • Anagrams

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    emo

    English

    (wikipedia emo)

    Noun

  • A particular style of hardcore punk rock
  • An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.
  • Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
  • An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.
  • A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (often, pejorative) Emotional; sensitive.
  • (informal, often, pejorative) Depressed.
  • * 2008 , Vanity Fair (issue 578)
  • Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.
  • Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
  • * 2007 , James A. Reinking, Robert Von Der Osten, Strategies for successful writing
  • The one thing everyone agrees on is that they've never encountered a band that claimed to be emo .
  • * 2012 , Megan Bostic, Never Eighteen
  • Trevor looks kind of emo , rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

    Derived terms

    * emotard

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