Aggro

//ˈæɡ.ɹoʊ// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Angry. Australia, New-Zealand, slang

    "“The Chuckster say you two be finding aggro idiot who kilt Long,” said Dude. I thought I understood but looked at Charles for help. “Aggro means pissed off.” translated Charles. He still hadn't cracked a smile. Tardiness made Charles aggro."

  2. 2
    Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked). colloquial, slang

    "He […] gets over to the wasp nest and the wasps are aggro on him. He pours the petrol down the hole, stands back and throws a match in. Wooomph! Problem solved, there's no problem at all. The only problem was that all he'd done was to burn all the wings off the wasps and then[…]"

  3. 3
    Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).; Of a deck, designed for aggressive play that seeks to defeat the opponent in the early stages of the game. colloquial, slang
  4. 4
    Aggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).; Of a player, favoring such decks. colloquial, slang
  5. 5
    Hardcore, aggressive. British, US, slang

    "At the beginning of the twenty-first century the physically adept aggro femme had become a recurring motif in new circus and physical theatre."

Noun
  1. 1
    Aggravation; bother. slang, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression wordnet
  3. 3
    Aggressive behaviour; loud, intimidating behaviour that convincingly threatens violence without necessarily actually becoming violent. Australia, UK, slang, uncountable

    "Move along, lads; we don't want any aggro."

  4. 4
    A measure of a player's level of belligerence. slang, uncountable

    "To reduce one player's aggro level, the other must build up his own."

  5. 5
    Hostile attention from an enemy that should target players with better defenses. slang, uncountable

    "You just pulled aggro off the tank and wiped the raid."

Verb
  1. 1
    To become aggressive towards the player's character. intransitive, slang

    "They'll aggro on you if you get too close."

  2. 2
    To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character. slang, transitive

    "I aggroed the dragon by stealing from its hoard, and it killed me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.

Etymology 2

From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.

Etymology 3

From a clipping of aggravation + -o (diminutive suffix), influenced by aggressive.

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