aggro

(ăg'rō)
n. Chiefly British Slang

1. Aggressive or violent behavior.
2. Irritation or exasperation: "Postponing new hospitals and roads causes far less aggro than sacking town hall or Whitehall workers" (Economist).

adj. Slang

1. Aggressive or violent.
2. Daring and skillful, especially in a sport such as surfing.

[Short for AGGRAVATION and AGGRESSION.]

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noun
Also agro. Also agro.
noun

1: Deliberate trouble-making or harassment (esp. formerly by skinhead gangs), violence, trouble. (1969 —) .
M. Gee He had to stop the titters with a bit of aggro..., a bit of knuckles and a bit of razor (1981).

2: Annoyance, inconvenience. (1969 —) .

[Abbreviation of aggr(avation or aggr(ession + -o.]

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See words rhyming with "aggro."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ballade, optøjer, larm

Nederlands (Dutch)
moeilijkheden, agressiviteit

Français (French)
n. - (GB) (abrév = aggravation), agressivité, grabuge, embêtements

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Zoff, Krawall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιθετικότητα, βάναυση συμπεριφορά, εκνευρισμός

Italiano (Italian)
esasperazione, (fam.) fastidi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comportamento (m) violento ou agressivo (Brit.), dificuldades (f pl) e problemas (m pl) envolvidos em algo (Brit.)

Русский (Russian)
дикое, агрессивное поведение

Español (Spanish)
n. - exasperación, irritación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - aggression

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暴力行为

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 暴力行為

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸움, 노여움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腹立ち, 抗争

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصرف عدواني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אלימות (עגה), בריונות, קושי, צרה‬

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