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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.
Try-hard by Psalhf February 16, 2017

Try-Hard 

A person who puts significantly more effort into showing off and looking cool than they do into having actual talent
At basketball tryouts, Johnny was the most aggressive player on the court. Being a try-hard, Johnny only did this to mask the fact that he failed to score a single basket
Try-Hard by Wittyusernamehaha February 8, 2022

Sweaty try hard 

They always try and win. Whenever they play with others for fun they always try to win like there is money on the line.
He is a sweaty try hard, he just plays like there is money on the line.
Sweaty try hard by Dame0 October 22, 2019

Try-Hard Slut 

a person who copies friends and wants attention. she thinks shes cool when shes not. shes ugly. is loud about what she does and overly dramatic. cries and apologises frequently.
omg! that jessica is such a try-hard slut !

what a slut.
Try-Hard Slut by blod990 December 23, 2011

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.
try-hard by Bendrix November 4, 2007

Tommy Try Hard 

Someone who tries way to hard to be cool or tuff in almost any scenario.

Ex. See Bobby Big Wheel, Gym Hero
O man, look at this tommy try hard, he "thinks" he's getting laid tonight.
Tommy Try Hard by nickzilla April 9, 2005
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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piddlefart

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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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