What Does This Mean?
Brazilian Portuguese gaming verb meaning to play with more effort and seriousness than a casual match seems to call for, as in "para de tryhardar, é só uma partida normal". It is the Portuguese verb form of the English loanword "tryhard" and is usually mildly mocking.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""Para de tryhardar, é só uma partida casual", disse o jogador ao colega."
LORE & ORIGIN
Built from English "tryhard" with the Portuguese infinitive ending -ar. English Wiktionary defines "tryhard" in gaming as a player seen as overinvested in a casual game, and lists a verb sense of putting in more effort than a casual activity calls for. The Portuguese verb itself is not defined in the pages opened for this entry, and no dated first use is documented. The Spanish form tryhardear and the English noun tryhard are separate entries.
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