<p>See I like that definition better. It isn’t/ doesn’t sound as mean 
But, are there other ways to be a try hard outside of class? How? 
Hmmmm the questions… lol</p>
<p>Personally, I think a tryhard is anyone who always does above and beyond what is expected of them, whatever it is they are doing, just for the sake of getting a really good grade or looking good. Not a “good” kind of going above and beyond.</p>
<p>Urban dictionary has a good one (#1): [Urban</a> Dictionary: tryhard](<a href=“http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tryhard]Urban”>Urban Dictionary: Try-hard).</p>
<p>From the 2nd entry on UD:</p>
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<li>Guy mopping the bathroom at Subway: “All those people from my high school that got into Princeton and MIT, they’re just a bunch of f***ing tryhards.”</li>
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<p>lol</p>
<p>@Yakisoba
LOL, That’s hilarious. hmm I have some ideas :P</p>
<p>@CE527M
I has a question, where does the urban dictionary come from? Is it like the dictionary from an urban source (like urban places) and stuff? Sorry if it’s confusing. Thanks for the link.</p>
<p>Basically its a website for all the slang words spoken in urban areas. But not anymore, people just slap the most ■■■■■■■■ definitions on the website nowadays. But that’s why it’s such a fun website.</p>
<p>I am not sure about the notion of tryhard. there are ways to be tryhard but it is public forum and I think it is inadequate to reveal such things :p</p>
<p>@Yakisoba
ooooooohhh! Maybe I should refer to that sometimes… I have such a malevolent mind (Jk, so not true)</p>
<p>@Drexter
I agree. But… are you implying what I think you’re implying? XD In any case you’re awesome</p>
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<p>yep. you got it. there are ways to be tryhard other than just schools.</p>
<p>In my mind, a tryhard is a person (often with little talent) who does a lot of low-value work for bad reasons. Like an academic poseur. Tryhards often make their work “flashier” without improving its quality. It’s supposed to be an insult.</p>
<p>@halcyonheather</p>
<p>are you sure? because it will help me to understand some people around me …</p>
<p>Tryhardology is not an exact science, but in my experience that’s what people seem to mean when they use the word.</p>
<p>@Hal
I see, hmmm :3 but, the questions is… would it really be considered an insult if that person got higher marks than you? In comparison to someone else who didn’t study and got high marks (a nerd) it would probably insult them. see what I mean?</p>
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<p>Yes. Some people think only an anti-intellectual would call someone a tryhard, but tryhards are defined by their attitude/motives and not by their intelligence or work ethic. If I think someone is a tryhard, it’s not because they get better grades…it’s because they’re being an asshat about it.</p>
<p>I see. In other words. An arrogant person. I don’t like those type of people 
it reminds me of one kid in my class… Still can’t believe he read both chapters 5 times in a row… I still really don’t understand the purpose.</p>
<p>in my school, people refer to try hards as people who get good grades, participate in class, and use all their time in school for studying/doing hw. none of those things are bad, and people can definitely call others “try hards” due to their own feelings of inadequacies. that’s what i’ve observed </p>
<p>though there are some people who go WAY overboard on everything, and, i mean, that’s better than not trying at all, but it does get annoying lol. they’ll like worry about a test a week in advance, and it’s ridiculous</p>
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<p>I disagree. Going overboard imo isn’t worth the effort. Better to not try and be happy. Or just put in the bare minimum amt. of effort to get the results.</p>
<p>One of the main sources of happiness in my life is the sense of accomplishment I get from doing difficult things. I don’t actually do difficult things very often because I procrastinate all the time, but there’s nothing like solving a hard math problem and feeling like a genius for fifteen minutes or so until I realize there are twenty more to do and I’m actually kind of an idiot.</p>
<p>@hal
It’s hilarious how you say that because that always happens to me. Lol</p>