pass-agg

A form of passive-aggressive — Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

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Meanings

adjectivepass-agg (comparative more pass-agg, superlative most pass-agg)

comparative more pass-agg · superlative most pass-agg · alternative pass agg

  1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of passive-aggressive.

    On their toes: stationery jewellery, pass agg teen speak, Raised By Wolves. On their heels: emojis, Card Room Green, and… er, toes

    2015 April 18, “From Bathsheba Everdene to lumbersexuals, what’s hot and what’s not this week”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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    The remarkable career of artist and photographer Mark Hogancamp has been turned into an elaborate and misjudged movie of baffling pass-agg ickiness and pointlessness.

    2018 December 19, Peter Bradshaw, “Welcome to Marwen review: Steve Carell on icky form in straightwashed misfire”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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APA

pass-agg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-agg

MLA

“pass-agg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-agg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pass-agg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-agg.

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