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Subject: [Leica] OT madness question - Now, you take the high road and > I'll take t...
From: Ian Watts <i.watts@virgin.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 10:15:26 +0100
 
> 
> << Anticipating your next question, agro is agressive, and well,  you know
> what pot is, I am sure. >>
> 
> there was a time when "agro" meant aggravation, popularized during the heyday
> of Princess Di and Princess Fergy, their happy days when they and their
> friends used to raid the chic and posh districts of London.  "Agro" was
> coined to describe how they feel about the ever present paparazzi that
> followed them as they roam Sloan Street and Oxford etc.  They were called the
> "The Sloan Rangers" during this time (mid 80s)


Actually 'aggro' is still a shortened form of aggravation. The expression
has been around for donkey's years and has absolutely nothing to do with
Fergie and/or Princess Di.


Ian Watts

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