Definition of "emocore"

“Clarity” was a pivotal album for Jimmy Eat World, the first to feature Jim Adkins on lead vocals instead of Mr. Linton and the last to reflect the heart-on-sleeve values of emocore more than the hard gleam of pop-punk.

2009 February 25, Nate Chinen, “Years Later, an Appeal to Heart and Head”, in New York Times‎