aggro

noun ag·gro \ ˈa-(ˌ)grō \

Definition of aggro

plural aggros

1 British :deliberately aggressive, provoking, or violent behavior

2 British :exasperation, irritation

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Examples of aggro in a Sentence

He's gotten nothing but aggro from his parents lately.
They decided it wasn't worth the aggro.
The police were there to prevent any aggro.

Recent Examples of aggro from the Web

Usually clad in something black and skintight, the bleach blonde clipper made a compelling case for the aggro-chic minimalism that was percolating on the runways at the time.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "Before Atomic Blonde, These 8 Female Assassins Had Killer Style," 29 July 2017
The band, experimental from the start, has pushed its sound a few different directions over the years—proggy and aggro on 2014’s The Hunting Party, EDM-adjacent prettiness for this year’s One More Light—and Bennington adapted to all of it.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Remembering Chester Bennington," 20 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of aggro

probably aggravation + ¹-o, later taken as short for aggression

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First Known Use: 1969

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aggro Synonyms

Synonyms

aggravation, annoyance [British], bother, botheration, exasperation, frustration, grief, irritation, pip [chiefly British], vexation

Related Words

agitation, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, upset; irritability, irritableness, peeve, perturbation, pet, pique, resentment, snappishness, trouble; anger, angriness, chafe, dander, dudgeon, gall, huff, indignation, irateness, ire, outrage, umbrage

Near Antonyms

delight, pleasure

aggro

adjective

Definition of aggro

:aggressive or aggressively daring in style or manner

Recent Examples of aggro from the Web

A teaser for the Paramount franchise’s Super Bowl spot airing Sunday shows Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, slo-mo explosions, and an unusually aggro Optimus Prime.

— rebecca keegan, VanityFair.com, "Disney, Donald Trump, and the Dilemma of the Democrat C.E.O.," 3 Feb. 2017