aggro
/ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.46 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang; Uncountable
adj
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Colloquial; Slang
adj
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Colloquial; Slang
adj
Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
Colloquial; Slang
Example Sentences
- "But the thing to remember was that some women were prepared to provide an outlet, in spite of all the aggro, if the money was right. And lots of guys were prepared to pay, in spite of the aggro. And what the aggro boiled down to, if you thought about it, was the shame of being known to be the person who had been involved."
- "Move along, lads; we don't want any aggro."
- "That is the case because, according to Marsh, soccer hooliganism is one of Britain's principal forms of aggro. If it is true that there is an absence of aggro traditions in the USA — and there is a wealth of evidence which suggests that Marsh is wrong on this score — then it is reasoble to deduce from Marsh′s arguments that it is unlikely that phenomena such as soccer hooliganism could or ever will develop there."
- "‘We ain′t got a name yet. We′re into aggro.’ ‘Aggro?’ ‘Yeah, you know, aggression, aggravation. Aggro’."
- "To reduce one player's aggro level, the other must build up his own."
- "What isn't so gimmicky is the Aggro System, where you draw fire onto yourself by acting aggressive, while your partner sneaks off blindsiding distracted enemies. Aggro depends on how big your current weapon is and how often you act aggressive."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: -o
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˈæɡ.ɹəʊ/
Usage
- Slang
- Uncountable
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage
- Colloquial
- American usage
- Intransitive verb
Inflected Forms
agro (alternative)
more aggro (comparative)
most aggro (superlative)
aggros (present, singular)
aggroes (present, singular)
aggroing (participle, present)
aggroed (participle, past)
aggroed (past)