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sorehead
[ sawr-hed, sohr- ]
noun
Informal.
- a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:
Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
sorehead
/ ˈɔːˌɛ /
noun
- informal.a peevish or disgruntled person
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Derived Forms
- ˌǰˈ, adverb
- ˌǰˈԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰhe· adverb
- ǰhe·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sorehead1
1840–50; compare Scots sorehead a headache
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Other writers and players called him a "loudmouth," a "sorehead" and worse.
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“It’s a lot better now that those old soreheads who were mad at each other have died off,” Jones, the county judge, said.
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Some grenades strapped around my forehead, And an AR-15 for my sorehead.
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If you are a sorehead because you lost, you shouldn't play.
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“I am a mean hungry sorehead,” he writes.
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