aggro

aggro
/ag"roh/, n. Brit. and Australian Informal.
1. aggressiveness, esp. that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
2. trouble; irritation.
[1965-70; construed as a shortening of either AGGRAVATION or AGGRESSION (or AGGRESSIVE); see -O]

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