Usually means: Earnest effort despite likely failure.
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  2. college try: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. college try: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. college try: Wiktionary
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  6. college try: Infoplease Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (College try)

noun:  Alternative form of old college try [(informal) A vigorous, committed attempt or effort, often in the context of a nearly hopeless situation where failure is expected.]

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