(slang, Singapore) passive-aggressive.
(slang, Singapore) passive-aggressive.
It would be incorrect to assume that the passive aggressive person is the incarnate of evil in the form of a paggro individual.
"paggro" means: passive-aggressive.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"paggro" means: passive-aggressive.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"paggro" means: passive-aggressive.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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(Singaporean politics, Singlish, derogatory) Pay And Pay (nickname for the People's Action Party).
(Singapore, Singlish) Interjection expressing strong disdain.
Scottish slang meaning to fight, beat up, or physically attack someone. If someone says they're going to pagger you, you should probably move quickly. The word has a blunt, no-nonsense energy that fits the directness of Scottish dialect — it doesn't dress things up. It's mostly heard in west central Scotland and can also be used as a noun (a fight or a beating). It shows up in Scottish fiction, gritty dramas, and street slang without much translation needed for context.
Aggravation; bother.
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