Hello.
Here's a definition published on the web site of Hendrickson.com:
"Try-hard is a typically cutting Australian term
of disparagement. Usually used as a noun, a try-
hard is someone who obviously requires too much
effort to be what he or she is claiming to be. For a
try-hard, things aren't effortless or natural. They're
forced and cloying."
http://www.hendrickson.com/pdf/chapters/1565635140-ch01.pdf
(pdf format; Adobe Acrobat required)
The term "try-hard," whether used by itself or in combination with
another put-down such as "geek," "nerd," "loser," "wannabe," or
"poseur," invariably means the same thing (i.e., someone who puts a
great deal of effort into being something that he or she isn't).
Here are some examples of usage from the web:
From Clara's LiveJournal:
"5 Years Ago I... Was still a nerdy try-hard geek in high school"
http://www.livejournal.com/users/clarachan/?skip=20
From rhhiannicus easyjournal:
"I find it hard to speak Italian in front of people because I feel
like a try hard for some reason."
http://rhiannicus.easyjournal.com/default_all.asp?EntryID=5335
From Bali For You:
"Grow a brain- you wannabe try hard loser."
http://www.baliforyou.com/
From Wog Boy Press Kit:
"Every group of friends has one member who's a thorn in the side and
for
Steve and Frank, it's Frank's cousin Dominic, a pharmacist and
try-hard loser."
http://www.beyond.com.au/pdfs/wogBoy.pdf
From Self-Service Science Forum:
"Do people realise the people pushing the thin chich (sic) look are
often old, try hard poser losers?"
http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/k2/stn-old/archive2000/posts/August/topic121700.shtm
From the SciFi Channel Messageboard:
"... you're an ignorant little try hard poseur who needs to go hit the
books and study a little before claiming something you know nothing
of."
http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/5/1966/209/2
Being a "try-hard" is the opposite of being genuinely cool.
Example:
"I can't work out if I look really cool or like a try-hard."
http://sorenson.pitas.com/20_07_2002.html
search strategy: "a try hard is," "like a try hard"
I hope this helps. |
