aggro

[ ag-roh ]

noun

1. Chiefly British and Australian Informal. trouble; irritation:

   I'm at a place in my life where I don't want any aggro.

2. British and Australian Informal. aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
3. (in a video game) the triggering of an enemy attack or the state of being targeted for attack; enmity; hate:

   Oof, aggro will be an issue if you try to cross a level 80 zone with a level 62 character.

verb (used with or without object)

aggroing or aggroingaggroed or aggroed

1. (in a video game)
   1. (of an enemy character) to become alert to and then target a player character for an attack: Some enemies only aggro to sound, so keep silence potions in your inventory.

      A mob aggroed our Ninja, who dragged it back to camp, which didn’t end well for any of us.

      Some enemies only aggro to sound, so keep silence potions in your inventory.

   2. (of a player character ) to strategically draw the attention of an enemy character programmed to attack, in order to counterattack:

      If you aggro all of the low-level enemies in this dungeon, you can take them out with a single spell.

aggro

/ ˈæɡrəʊ /

noun

1. slang.
   aggressive behaviour, esp by youths in a gang

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggro¹

First recorded in 1965–70; construed as a shortening of either aggravation or aggression (or aggressive ); -o

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggro¹

C20: from aggravation

Example Sentences

So don’t load up your most aggro playlist until you’ve tested your levels with something quieter.

From Popular-Science

Yesterday, when the uncharacteristically aggro Romney campaign released the ad “History Lesson.”

From The Daily Beast

You might think I was being a little aggro here, but I was cautious and conservative compared to a lot of the Xnetters.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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