tryhard
Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree.
Adjective
- Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree.
Synonyms: overcooked
- Perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.
- They are being so tryhard right now.
Origin
From try + hard.
Forms
Noun
- A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.
- A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.
- I'm going to try as hard as I—I'm going to be the sweatiest fucking tryhard in this server. I'm going to kill you. - 2013 July 20, STAR_, 3:43 from the start, in TF2: Jerma is Mad pt.2, spoken by Jerma985, via YouTube,...
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Verb
- To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game.
- Tryhard like you’ve never tryharded before. If you don’t get called a tryhard in game, you’re not tryharding enough. OK, so maybe don’t go overboard but, if you want to take ranked seriously this season, be sure to...
- Some people view tryhards negatively since more casual players can get instantly overwhelmed by people in matchmaking that are hard-pressed to win rather than to just have fun. But that’s where an important distinction...
- If you’re looking to have fun while tryharding in One For All, you can’t go wrong with Malphite. - 2022 April 1, “Best League of Legends champs to pick in One For All game mode”, in DotEsports: