Meaning

(informal, derogatory) A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal, derogatory) A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.
2. (video games) A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.
3. (derogatory) Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree.
4. (derogatory, video games) Perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.
5. (intransitive, video games) To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game.

Example Sentences

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.

They are being so tryhard right now.

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 start off on the right foot.

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 is being asked: is tryharding the same as simply trying to win.

If you’re looking to have fun while tryharding in One For All, you can’t go wrong with Malphite.

Word Forms

• tryhards
• try-hard
• more tryhard
• most tryhard
• tryharding
• tryharded

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