Aggressive behavior, hostility, or a confrontational attitude; commonly used in British English to describe troublemaking.
Shortened form of 'aggravation' or 'aggression,' emerging in British slang in the mid-20th century. It reflects the casual abbreviation style typical of English colloquial speech.
This word perfectly captures how slang travels—starting in 1960s British street culture, it spread through music and sports, and now appears in international English even though most young people don't realize it's just a shortened word.
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