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ag·gro
(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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aggro
(ˈæɡrəʊ)n
slang Brit aggressive behaviour, esp by youths in a gang
[C20: from aggravation]
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ag•gro
(ˈæg roʊ)n. Brit. Informal.
1. aggressive behavior.
2. annoyance; irritation.
[1965–70]
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Noun | 1. | aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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aggro
[ˈægrəʊ] N (Brit)1. (= violence) → agresividad f, violencia f
the crowd was looking for aggro → la gente buscaba camorra
the crowd was looking for aggro → la gente buscaba camorra
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aggro
n (Brit inf)
(= aggression, bother) → Aggressionen pl; don’t give me any aggro → mach keinen Ärger (inf) → or Stunk (inf); I get aggro from my mother if … → ich kriege Ärger mit meiner Mutter, wenn … (inf); she didn’t want all the aggro of moving → sie wollte das ganze Theater mit dem Umziehen vermeiden; motorways are too much aggro → Autobahnen sind zu anstrengend
(= fight) → Schlägerei f; football fans looking for aggro → Fußballfans, die auf Schlägereien aus sind
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