tryhard

A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.

A person who is perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.

I'm going to try as hard as I—I'm going to be the sweatiest fucking tryhard in this server. I'm going to kill you.

Done to excess, to an embarrassing degree.

Perceived as putting too much effort into something recreational, such as a game.

They are being so tryhard right now.

To put perhaps too much effort into a recreational activity, typically a game.

Tryhard like you’ve never tryharded before. If you don’t get called a tryhard in game, you’re not tryharding enough. OK, so maybe don’t go overboard but, if you want to take ranked seriously this season, be sure to start off on the right foot.

Some people view tryhards negatively since more casual players can get instantly overwhelmed by people in matchmaking that are hard-pressed to win rather than to just have fun. But that’s where an important distinction is being asked: is tryharding the same as simply trying to win.