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emo vibe

emo vibe

9.0
A style or feeling of strong sadness shown in dark clothes, music, and moody photos
  • noun
  • Slang
translation icon : vibra emo
  • The party had an unmistakable emo vibe with dark decor and heartfelt music.

Examples

  • Her Instagram feed always gives off an emo vibe with its moody photos and emotional captions.

  • Everyone at the show picked up on the emo vibe coming from the band's performance.

  • The concert had a strong emo vibe.

  • She loves the emo vibes at this café.

  • The party had an unmistakable emo vibe with dark decor and heartfelt music.

  • Everyone at the show picked up on the emo vibe coming from the band's performance.

  • Her Instagram feed always gives off an emo vibe with its moody photos and emotional captions.

Surface Forms

emo vibe singular
emo vibes plural

Morphology

emo + vibe

The meaning is directly and predictably derived from combining 'emo' (relating to the emo subculture) with 'vibe' (a sensed atmosphere or feeling); together they simply denote an atmosphere characteristic of emo. This is a compositional, non-idiomatic phrase that a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer.

Etymology

Emo vibe comes from the music scene: emo is short for emotional music and vibe means the 'feeling' you get; imagine a dark room, a band playing sad, intense songs and everyone feeling the same mood. That's why emo vibe means a moody, emotional style or 'feeling'.