plural aggros
1
British
: deliberately aggressive, provoking, or violent behavior
2
British
: exasperation, irritation
: aggressive or aggressively daring in style or manner
Examples of aggro in a Sentence
Noun
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 on the Web
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
That wasn't going to be in New York or L.A., because they're filled with aggro people.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
After five episodes of terrorizing the Traitors castle with his foghorn voice and aggro personality, Michael Rapaport, the most unambiguously villainous contestant in the U.S. run of the show, was finally banished, likely into the accommodating arms of Andy Cohen on the reunion episode.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Stewart is kind of aggro about getting his music into the movies.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
Hangover fans can be a little more aggro, but that's good.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
Other artists toy with the style by throwing heavenly choral calls over the mix and trying to match the madness with equally aggro threats and growls.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
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Adjective
They had previously been deeply involved in writing their own material, had always kept most of their lyrics in their native tongue, and started out making aggro hip-hop tracks, not smooth disco pop.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
That wasn't going to be in New York or L.A., because they're filled with aggro people.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
After five episodes of terrorizing the Traitors castle with his foghorn voice and aggro personality, Michael Rapaport, the most unambiguously villainous contestant in the U.S. run of the show, was finally banished, likely into the accommodating arms of Andy Cohen on the reunion episode.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Stewart is kind of aggro about getting his music into the movies.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
Hangover fans can be a little more aggro, but that's good.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
Other artists toy with the style by throwing heavenly choral calls over the mix and trying to match the madness with equally aggro threats and growls.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
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“Aggro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggro. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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