noun Gaming Slang

TriHard

· noun · gaming

Excited TriHex-face hype emote — also notorious for racist misuse.

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Definitions

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A global Twitch emote for excitement and hype — chat spamming it means they're amped.

“Final boss loaded in and chat lit up with TriHard TriHard.”
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Carries baggage: it's been weaponised as a racist dogwhistle, so plenty of channels ban it outright.

“Mods nuked the TriHard spam the second it turned ugly in chat.”
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TriHard In A Sentence

Final boss loaded in and chat lit up with TriHard TriHard.
Mods nuked the TriHard spam the second it turned ugly in chat.

Origin & Usage

Made from the face of speedrunner Mychal 'TriHex' Jefferson. A global Twitch emote for hype — but became controversial after being spammed racistly, especially at Black streamers.

Variants TriHard

People Also Ask

Why is TriHard controversial?

Although it started as a hype emote of streamer TriHex, it's been repeatedly spammed in racist contexts, especially at Black streamers, so many channels block it.

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