aggro

ag·gro  (gr)

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.

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[Short for aggravation and aggression.]

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aggro [ˈægrəʊ]

n

Brit slang aggressive behaviour, esp by youths in a gang

[from aggravation]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro" provocation, aggravation, irritation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment 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

Translations

aggro [ˈægrəʊ] N (Brit)

1. (= violence) → agresividad f, violencia f
the crowd was looking for aggro → la gente buscaba camorra

2. (= hassle) → líos mpl, problemas mpl
I'm not going, it's too much aggro → no voy, es mucha lata

aggro [ˈægrəʊ] n

(physical) → grabuge m >

(= hassle) → embêtements mpl

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

aggro [ˈægrəʊ] n abbr (Brit) (fam) (aggression) → aggressività; (problems) → grane fpl