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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screamo

/ˈskɹiːməʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
screamo
IPA
/ˈskɹiːməʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo genres of the early 1990's.

Uncountable

noun

A genre of guitar-driven music combining late 1990's emo indie rock with interludes of screaming vocals, often accompanied by hardcore or metalcore guitar riffs.

Uncountable

noun

Any punk rock-inspired music that involves screaming vocals, typically referring to the genres described above as well as certain subgenres of hardcore punk.

Uncountable

noun

Any aggressive music with screamed vocals.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of scream + emo.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Synonyms

posthardcore

Questions

How do you pronounce screamo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹiːməʊ/.
What does screamo mean?
A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly screaming vocals, while preserving structural aspects of the emocore/hardcore emo genres of the early 1990's.
Where does screamo come from?
Blend of scream + emo.

How to pronounce screamo

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