单词 | aggro |
释义 | aggron.adj. slang. A. n. Originally British. 1. Trouble, bother; inconvenience, annoyance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [noun] > an inconvenience inconvenient?a1475 inconvenientise1528 unconvenience1535 inconvenience1578 inconveniency1640 disaccommodation1645 discommodity1662 put-out1833 discomfort1841 aggro1969 1969 It 13–25 June 16/2 Hustle the bread from whatever source you can... If all the above sounds like too much aggro don't..go and..run your benefit event in conjunction with an existing club. 1981 J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 1st Ser. Episode 2. 22 Be handy Del, save me a lot of aggro. Right well, I owe you one, Del. 1990 CU Amiga Apr. 57/3 I'm just not sure that the aggro involved in getting through the game is worth it. 1998 N. Whittaker Sweet Talk (1999) 127 Van chimes were the biggest source of aggro, not least with shift workers getting their heads down after a night's labours. 2. a. Deliberate troublemaking, violent behaviour, or harassment (esp. as formerly practised by skinhead gangs). Cf. bovver n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [noun] > making trouble helling around1899 trouble-making1920 aggro1969 1969 It 10 Oct. 10/1 At the moment kids are split up into different subcultural groups which have been driven by the system into a permanent state of aggro with each other. 1972 S. Daniel & P. McGuire Paint House viii. 83 This didn't stop the gang from searching out provocative situations, looking for ‘aggro’. 1988 Arena Autumn–Winter 29/3 I fail to see why people who see football aggro as infantile and pathetic should be regarded as ignorant and uneducated. 1990 Sun 20 Oct. 6/4 One of the penalties of being well-known on the outside is nutcases trying to pick a fight. But I never had any aggro in Ford [Open Prison]. 2010 Guardian 20 Mar. (Guide to Pets) 30/3 The siberian is a dignified forest cat, and its large size means that it is unlikely to get any aggro from other cats. b. Aggressive tendency or behaviour; aggressiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > hostility > [noun] > act of hostility > hostile attack > disposition towards aggressiveness1820 supermania1905 aggro1969 1969 J. Byrne & J. Fabian Groupie ix. 70 Grant launched into..some kind of explanation about the aggressive side of his personality. After speaking about his aggro, as he called it, he shot me an accusing look. 1970 Guardian 14 May 22/4 A leaflet is circulating in London urging skinheads to ‘work out your aggro by demonstrating against apartheid and racist sport’. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 322 The whole things was to sit back and not have any male aggro, but simply to adduce it from the woman. To make the desire for the sexual encounter come totally from her. 1997 I. Sinclair Lights out for Territory (1998) 101 Uniformed security personnel (boredom plus focused aggro, plus diplomas in paranoia). 2011 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 124/2 Steroids, which bulk the muscles and ramp up the aggro. c. Conflict, discord, antagonism. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] i-winc888 wrestlingc890 fightc1000 flitec1000 teenOE winOE ungrithlOE wara1200 cockingc1225 strife?c1225 strivingc1275 struta1300 barratc1300 thro1303 battlec1375 contentionc1384 tuggingc1440 militationa1460 sturtc1480 bargain1487 bargaining1489 distrifea1500 concertation1509 hold1523 conflict1531 ruffle1532 tangling1535 scamblingc1538 tuilyie1550 bustling1553 tilt1567 ruffling1570 wresting1570 certationc1572 pinglinga1578 reluctation1593 combating1594 yoking1594 bandying1599 tention1602 contrast1609 colluctation1611 contestationa1616 dimication1623 rixation1623 colluctance1625 decertation1635 conflicting1640 contrasto1645 dispute1647 luctation1651 contest1665 stickle1665 contra-colluctation1674 contrasting1688 struggle1706 yed1719 widdle1789 scrambling1792 cut and thrust1846 headbutting1869 push-and-pull1881 contending1882 thrust and parry1889 aggro1973 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 65 It wasn't day-to-day aggro, nor the drooped, guilty, somehow sexless disgruntlement I had seen overtake many relationships. 1984 Times 13 Jan. 11/1 A certain amount of agricultural aggro is a regular part of the French way of public life. 1991 Catalyst 4 29/2 They were obstructionist and I got to the point where I just couldn't sit still and take the constant aggro. 2000 J. Simpson Mad World, my Masters (2001) vii. 231 By this stage I had locked horns with Max Hastings. Audiences like a little aggro, and..I was prepared to give them their money's worth. B. adj. Originally Australian. Violent, aggressive; wild; (also) daring, intrepid. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] offensivec1555 aggressive1695 aggro1985 the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > stout-heartedness > [adjective] savagec1330 well-heartedc1485 stout-hearted1552 steel-hearted1571 intrepid1697 skookum1847 aggro1985 1985 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 20 Jan. 34/3 My New York paintings were all pretty aggro, with plenty of black. 1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 26 He come round a few nights later and got rool aggro. It's not his fault. They need a certain amount of adrenalin, footballers, to get out on the field. 1996 Wake Boarding Mag. Aug. 63/1 Ron Stack is completely aggro, and the man has no fear. 1999 Wired Dec. 237/3 A gaming device that brings skiing, snowboarding, and skateboarding into your house without thrashing the furniture... The 2-foot X Board lets vid kids stand and deliver aggro drops, extreme spins, and more. 2008 Time Out N.Y. 15 May 10/3 Are bike enthusiasts too aggro in defending their rights to NYC's thoroughfares? Compounds C1. General attributive, as aggro-boy, aggro-man, etc. ΚΠ 1970 Observer 11 Jan. 28/2 Hippies and aggro-boys may look collectively and individually startling, pretty or repulsive according to tribal loyalty. 1982 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game xvi. 160 They are real aggro men who'll marmalize anybody for a few quid. 1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 191 I recognised Garry. At school he'd been this full-on aggro animal. 1998 K. Sampson Extra Time 274 These are the new Liverpool midfield aggro boys. C2. Of, relating to, or designating genres of popular music characterized by an aggressive performance style, as aggro-pop, aggro-punk, aggro-rock, etc. ΚΠ 1991 Spin Oct. 40/3 Wailing and moaning his way through a rather drunken but powerful aggrorock performance. 1999 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 12 June A cover which recalls Chris Knox sleeve art, a reference unfortunately reinforced by the Knoxian electro-distortion aggro-pop of the openers. 2001 M. Azerrad Our Band could be your Life i. 18 But nobody wanted to touch the band's raging slab of aggro-punk except L.A.'s garage-pop revivalists Bomp Records. 2004 Time Out 31 Mar. 108/3 Californian power punkers headline with support from Germany's Epitaph-signed aggro punks The Beatsteaks. 2009 Big Issue 28 Sept. 28/1 Dance Wiv Me..went to Number 1. It was followed this year by aggro-dancefloor bomb Bonkers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1969 |
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