When someone tries to annoy or hurt someone verbally by saying a put down in a coy or apparent unaware way.
Your mom is passive aggressive. She always acts sweet and then suttley mentions my three abortions in a matter of fact way.
by Fes October 9, 2003
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Brown Aggression - Commencing in any of the following for no other reason than simply being brown:
* The act of initiating hostilities or invasion, or
* The practice or habit of launching attacks, or
* Hostile or destructive behavior or actions
This term is derived from Tyson's theory of anger which states, "The darkness or tone of one's "skin" is directly proportional to their intrinsic level of Brown Aggression." {aka BA}
-Note: "Skin" also refers to the "inner skin" or color that a person believes he/she is. {see wigger}
* The act of initiating hostilities or invasion, or
* The practice or habit of launching attacks, or
* Hostile or destructive behavior or actions
This term is derived from Tyson's theory of anger which states, "The darkness or tone of one's "skin" is directly proportional to their intrinsic level of Brown Aggression." {aka BA}
-Note: "Skin" also refers to the "inner skin" or color that a person believes he/she is. {see wigger}
1.) Holy shit!.. have you ever seen anyone with more explosive Brown Aggression than Sanath?
2.) Most species of humans indigenous to Riverside, CA. (aka "the 909" or "951") have unusually high levels of Brown Aggression, specifically the "ghetto" variety of this disorder.
{see ghetto}
3.) {insert your favorite hip-hop artist here} is very talanted yet hostile. It seems that his built up Brown Aggression fuels most of his creativity.
2.) Most species of humans indigenous to Riverside, CA. (aka "the 909" or "951") have unusually high levels of Brown Aggression, specifically the "ghetto" variety of this disorder.
{see ghetto}
3.) {insert your favorite hip-hop artist here} is very talanted yet hostile. It seems that his built up Brown Aggression fuels most of his creativity.
by Tyson_1 September 4, 2008
Get the Brown Aggression mug.Extreme aggression, rowdiness. A highly irritable manner. A high temper. Behavior in keeping with that of a hessian.
Did you hear about Jimmy? He got into an argument with Paul, and smacked him accross the face with a chair. Talk about hessian aggression!
by teh pope July 27, 2004
Get the Hessian aggression mug.a phrase that originally described indirect acts of aggression that either could not be traced to the actor or that could be ascribed to a benign, non-spiteful motivation. Once the phrase entered the popular lexicon, it has come to describe any action or inaction that the speaker dislikes but which the speaker cannot explain why the action is unjust or otherwise wrong.
The following are examples of passive aggressive behavior.
1. My lab mate did not like my not obeying his every wish, so he got back at me by sabotaging my experiments.
2. She was angry at me for declining her date invitation so, at the party, she bumped my glass spilling wine on my shirt and said that it was an accident.
The following is an example of how "passive aggressive" has come to be used in the popular lexicon.
Person 1: "OMG, he like totally refuses to put the toilet seat down after he uses it, and then he gives me dirty looks when I tell him he needs to do that."
Person 2: "Is it any more effort for you to put the toilet seat down than it is for him to put the toilet seat up to avoid peeing all over it?"
Person 1: "He's just so passive aggressive."
1. My lab mate did not like my not obeying his every wish, so he got back at me by sabotaging my experiments.
2. She was angry at me for declining her date invitation so, at the party, she bumped my glass spilling wine on my shirt and said that it was an accident.
The following is an example of how "passive aggressive" has come to be used in the popular lexicon.
Person 1: "OMG, he like totally refuses to put the toilet seat down after he uses it, and then he gives me dirty looks when I tell him he needs to do that."
Person 2: "Is it any more effort for you to put the toilet seat down than it is for him to put the toilet seat up to avoid peeing all over it?"
Person 1: "He's just so passive aggressive."
by gentimental April 14, 2011
Get the passive aggressive mug.One who places an empty bowl of candy on the porch on Halloween.
Important Note: This is only considered spiteful, not passive-aggressive, unless the bowl is accompanied by a sign which reads, "Please take one"
Important Note: This is only considered spiteful, not passive-aggressive, unless the bowl is accompanied by a sign which reads, "Please take one"
I'm not going to place an example, but I am going to put out an empty bowl of candy with a sign that says, "Please take one." Why? Well, for one thing, it's pretty self-explanatory. But more importatnly, I'm passive-aggressive.
by hehehe666 October 30, 2005
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An often misused and misunderstood term.
An often misused and misunderstood term.
Mike- "Hey Rob can you help me paint the bathroom"?
Rob- "Sure Mike. I'd love to".
If Rob intentionally did a sloppy job because he didn't like Mike or didn't want to paint, it would be passive aggressive.
Rob- "Sure Mike. I'd love to".
If Rob intentionally did a sloppy job because he didn't like Mike or didn't want to paint, it would be passive aggressive.
by nostawk March 15, 2010
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