tryhard

== English == === Alternative forms === try-hard === Etymology === From try +‎ hard. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑɹd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪˌhɑːd/ === Noun === tryhard (plural tryhards) (informal, derogatory) A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity. (video games) A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game. ==== Synonyms ==== wannabe, keener, cheug (cheugy in attributive contexts) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === tryhard (comparative more tryhard, superlative most tryhard) (derogatory) Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree. Synonym: overcooked (derogatory, video games) Perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tryhard (third-person singular simple present tryhards, present participle tryharding, simple past and past participle tryharded) (intransitive, video games) To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game. ==== Translations ==== === See also === cheugy == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tryhard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾaixaɾ/ [ˈt̪ɾai̯.xaɾ] Rhymes: -aixaɾ IPA(key): /ˈtɾaixaɾd/ [ˈt̪ɾai̯.xaɾð̞] Rhymes: -aixaɾd Syllabification: tryhard === Noun === tryhard m or f by sense (plural tryhard or tryhards) (video games) a tryhard; a competitive player === Adjective === tryhard m or f (masculine and feminine plural tryhard or tryhards) (video games) Of, belonging or pertaining to, a tryhard; competitive ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.