skramz

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noun

screamo

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounskramz (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentscreamo
    1 more example

    It is also true that Evangelical churches can create like-minded youth; Jamie, involved with a London-based emo band, explained how the band members attend the same Evangelical Anglican church in south London, whose youth pastor introduced them to the obscure skramz sub-subgenre of hardcore that influences their sound.

    2017, Ibrahim Abraham, Evangelical Youth Culture: Alternative Music and Extreme Sports Subcultures

Origin

Originally coined to distinguish first-wave screamo from mall screamo and from the use of "screamo" by some people to refer to all music with harsh vocals. Possibly from a corruption of screams.

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APA

skramz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skramz

MLA

“skramz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skramz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skramz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skramz.

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