Editor's note: Emo stands for "emotional." Formerly a genre of music, emo is now a social movement of mostly white, affluent, suburban teens who champion melancholy, depression, cutting and suicidal ...

The trope of the ‘emo girl’ has made a comeback in the past few years. Last month, it was perhaps solidified into mainstream culture with the release of Machine Gun Kelly’s track Emo Girl ft WILLOW.

British parental web control company Sentry has named "emo" among their "top 10 words every parent should fear." Other words include such negative nancys as "alone," "depressed," "suicide" and ...