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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
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Try-Sarah-Tops

When your name is Sarah, and you think you are TOP shit, and ring in on a conversation only to TRY too hard and make it awkward, in turn, making everyone else feel awkward which leads to an awkward silence. Sarah has no arms and then tries to tell a joke to regain her cool friend status.
Group: "Oh how was work today?"
Try-Sarah-Tops: "Yellow."
Group: "uuurgh."
Group: Silence

Try-Sarah-Tops: "knock knock"
Group: "Who's there?"
Try-Sarah-Tops: "Not Sarah."
Group: More silence
by Sarah's neighbour August 27, 2021
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Try the buffet

The act of eating out a fat chick for your first time.
Person 1: Dude, sometimes I get tired of eating out the skinny girls, there is hardly anything there.
Person 2: Then you should try the buffet! Those fat chicks have pussy for days!
by Moaning Murtle September 3, 2009
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try her up

Try her up refers to coming straight at a female and pretty much telling her or showing her what it is when it comes down to you and her fucking. Most likely originated in the eastside of Atlanta.
Andre: "You think she'll fuck something tonight"

Jerrickk: "I don't know, try her up and see."

"Man Lloyd that bitch don't know you, and she's some rip try that hoe up!"

"I'm just gonna try her up and she what she says"

"I'm just gonna put my dick by her face and try her up for some head"
by King Diop April 20, 2008
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try the ketchup

a meme based on the song "when they come for me" by Linkin Park
Shinoda says" try to catch up motherf*cker" which is misheared as "try the ketchup motherf*cker"
This resulted in the creation of billions of memes, some of them featuring Mike Shinoda's sock puppet Boris and all of them featuring heinz bottles
You're welcome guys
"Try the ketchup motherf*cker!!!!"
*insert Boris wirh a heinz bottle*
by lpsoldier July 28, 2019
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Try and

A grammatically incorrect form of 'try to'. While 'try and' is commonly used, it is incorrect, as it technically means: try an unspecified action, then do the other, specified action. One can either try something, do something or try to do something, but one cannot try and do something.

Unlike 'try to', 'try and' is seldom inflected; whilst one may (incorrectly) use 'try and' instead of 'try to', one would very rarely use 'trying and' or 'tried and' instead of 'trying to' and 'tried to', respectively.

It is important to remember that 'try' is synonymous with 'attempt'. The word 'attempt' means to make an effort to achieve something. It is very rare to here 'attempt and' as most people recognise 'attempt and' as incorrect, however, the same people often fail bear that in mind when using the word 'try'.
Person 1: Try and speak good English.
Person 2: It is 'try to', not 'try and'; one can try something or try to do something, but not both at the same time.

The phrase 'try and', is as annoying as 'could of'.
by Grammar Policeman July 31, 2018
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try it on

To engage in sexual relations with someone. Usually, romance or commitment does not enter the equation.
Yeah, your girlfriend? It's her personal goal to try it on with everyone she knows. EVERYONE. Sorry, man.
by the.dreamer February 4, 2008
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