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Japanese idiom that means "do your best" or "go for it." Often spouted to boost one's self-esteem and encourage them to succeed. Shouted primarily at sporting events and the like.
"Ganbare, Akira-san!!"
ganbare by asfiawriaowrioafo September 25, 2007
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A slut willing to do weird shit in bed for money/ other people's love and attention.
pamela anderson is akin to ganbaum.

that girl is mad ganbaum
damn man, that girl just ganbaumed all over your face

dude i wouldnt go near that...way too ganbaum
Do your best in whatever state that you find yourself in. The process is most important. The outcome is irrelevant but what matters is that you did not give up! You did not quit! You did not fall short of meeting your obligation. In whatever situation that you encounter do your utmost best.
If I am diagnosed with an incurable disease I "gambaru" with this challange. A single mother of 4 who can't pay the bill I "gambaru" until days get better. I loss a limb in a car accident I "gambaru" under the adversity.
gambaru by Andrea L. Dudley April 8, 2008
Word of the Day on August 7, 2025
added this for the jjk/sukuna stans. it's basically sukuna acting arrogant and telling u to start trying before he kills you. well, he's gonna kill you anyways. unless you're megumi
"ganbare ganbare"
ganbare by lonnn September 30, 2021
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