Try-Hard

A student (typically in high school) who puts excessive effort and emotional investment in schoolwork; they will usually downplay their achievements and have extremely high standards for what qualifies as a "good" grade.

"I only have a 95 in Honors Algebra II. I barely qualify for the accelerated math course."
"Shut up, try-hard."

by GoGraystripe May 7, 2022

Try-Hard

A person who puts too much effort into a video game, and cares too much about winning. Usually such a person uses cheap tricks or unfair techniques in order to win. All of their insults involve calling people children and insulting them based on their stats. These people have massive egos and can't accept that their stats have no value in the real world. Their entire social life revolves around the one or two games they spend all day playing, and constantly compare their stats to other people. These players are total Stat-Whores.

Player #1: Look at that Try-Hard. He's been shooting premium ammunition all game.
Player #2: He has 3k games, and all of them are in his IS-6. That must be a re-roll.
Player#1: Wow, what a Stat-Whore.

by SpamDragon July 14, 2014

Try-Hard

Some dude who always tries to be the best. Includes Sucking up, being a loner, and also a wannabe.

Guy 1: Oh Great!! (sarcasticcly), Brendan won again.
Guy 2: Man, he is such a try-hard.

Guy 1: He He, yeh

by JC Almighty October 11, 2004

Try-Hard

One who trys to do everything by themselves when its uneeded.

Josh- "Yo Tanner, that kid is 12-0 in Search!"
Tanner- "Yeah, I know hes such a try-hard"

by Josh_Hop June 20, 2009

Try-hard

Somebody whose effort level and emotional investment is excessively high for the level of play in which they are compteting.

Someone needs to tell that try-hard that this is a Sunday league, not the World Cup.

by Psalhf February 16, 2017

try-hard

A person who puts a large amount of effort into achieving a certain image, or counter-image, to the point where it is obviously contrived. Rather than achieving an image through genuine personality, the try-hard consciously attempts to fit a certain style through deliberate imitation, forced style, or scripted behavior. That is to say, he/she is trying hard to create an image.

Examples: An affluent, suburban dweller who makes great efforts to cover himself in tattoos and piercings; try-hard.

A person who wears certain items of clothing for the express intention of appearing "non-conformist", and flaunts it; try-hard.

Someone who purchases a motorcycle only to appear as a "bad-boy"; try-hard.

A person who shuns certain genres or styles of music or art simply because it does not fit his self-image, or the image he wants to portray; try-hard.

by Bendrix November 4, 2007

try hard

someone who attempts to be cool, but fails to achieve this status

look at Jonny with that white leisure suit, what a try hard!

by Lex Madtown August 26, 2005