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emokid en · NOUN

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Etymology

From emo + kid.

Meanings

1. (slang) A young member of the emo music scene or subculture.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • In the absence of a home-grown musical scene, Bulgarian emokids find expression of their inner selves in particular fashion items available on the market. 2014, Valentina Gueorguieva, “Subcultural Styles and Ideologies on the Market of Identities”, in Eduardo de Gregorio-Godeo, Ángel Mateos-Aparicio, editors, Constructing Selves: Issues in Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Nation, page 110:

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