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Gambatte 

Japanese phrase meaning "Go for it"! or "Do your best!" Similar to how English speakers say "Break a leg!" It's usually echoed before major events involving competition.
Commentator A: It is the finals round of our matchup with our two competitors in their respective corners!!

Crowd: Gambatte!!

Fighter A: what are they saying ?

Fighter B: They are cheering us on. They're telling us to "Do your best!" or "Break a leg!"
Gambatte by KalasBlackwing July 9, 2018
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gambatte 

Gambatte is Japanese for something like "keep trying to do your best" or "don't give up."
gambatte ne! - try your best/don't give up
gambatte by shuzumi September 8, 2007

Ganbatteruyo 

He is such a ganbatteruyo that nobody believes him.
Ganbatteruyo by cookie January 30, 2005

Gambatter 

(noun) Someone who always does well. An extension of the word 'gambatte'.

Can also be used as a verb (gambatted).
You should be more like Fi-kun. She's a real gambatter.

K-chan really put the pedal to the metal and gambatted that project.

H-kun: Gambatte, Fi-chan!
K-chan: Fi-chan is a gambatter - she doesn't need your gambattes!
Gambatter by fifiNkay September 7, 2020
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026