aggressively passive

When someone goes out of their way to be passive about things, or to just not be involved. Often, getting involved wouldn't inconvenience them, but they just don't care about that. They want to ignore it and be on their way.

John: That person was calling out for help, and you ignored him.

Jill: Yep.

John: But why?

Jill: Haven't you heard? I'm aggressively passive.

by zeekwolfrunner October 10, 2009

aggressive passive

A word describing somebody who is uncomfortable being openly amiable and kind, so they give more subtle hints to their goodwill while maintaining a disagreeable exterior. See also.

That man spent the entire meal complaining to me about my service, and then he left me a $5 tip. He's totally aggressive passive.

by m99lc August 8, 2009

Aggressive Passivity

As expressed in QC comic 2098, Aggressive Passivity is the act of taking Passivity to the "next level" in an effort to express your high level of self-control and ability to Keep your shit together.

This differs greatly from Passive Aggressive as such that when one is Passive Agressive, he/she is expressing thatt hey don't know how to control the situation and are merely lashing out cautiously/subtly in any way they can.

Please refer to the aforementioned comic strip for full context behind Aggressive Passivity

by Tharos The Quick January 12, 2012

Jaded Couple Arguing In a Low-Energy and Passive-Aggressive Manner

The Christmas film. God bless.

Hey, do you know "Christmas with the Kranks?"

Oh, you mean Jaded Couple Arguing In a Low-Energy and Passive-Aggressive Manner. Yeah, I watch it every so often!

Wait, wha-

by Dedede Man December 24, 2020

passive urban dictionary aggression

Passive urban dictionary aggression is how upset nerds act out their anger when a negative (usually true) urban diction word is accepted and posted about them.

Passive urban dictionary aggression is a form of nerdrage.

"Crazy Katie is a true looney bird. She has severe passive urban dictionary aggression and proxies into www.urbandictionary.com just to thumbs-down ALL three pages of my accepted words," I explain. "Not just the one I wrote about her."

by CyAdora March 23, 2011

passive aggressive cosplay

Wearing a cosplay costume, at an inappropriate time/place, to tick off someone you dislike, instead of having a verbal confrontation with them. It works best when used on people who are too stupid to get your reference. Passive aggressive cosplay can be used as an effective form of non-verbal protest.

At the (society for narcissistic mothers) picnic -

Suzy: “Jane, why are you dressed like Joan Crawford?”.

Jane: “Shhhh.... It’s passive-aggressive cosplay”.

At the (society for book-burners) annual brunch -

Rachel: “Jane, why are you dressed like Arya Stark from Game of Thrones?”

Jane: “Shhh.... It’s passive aggressive cosplay”.

by 3374267182 May 28, 2018

aggressive passive

The opposite of passive aggressive. A phrase that describes a person who passively tries to change someone's mind about something, so the speaker doesn't have to let the listener know what the speaker really wants or thinks. The speaker will go to great lengths, being subtly aggressive.

Jenna was very aggressive passive when she tried to get Rob to decide that he should cancel their date.

by marchello simpsona December 25, 2017