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sorehead

[ sawr-hed, sohr- ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:

    Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.



sorehead

/ ˈɔːˌɛ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a peevish or disgruntled person
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Derived Forms

  • ˌǰˈ𲹻, adverb
  • ˌǰˈ𲹻Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ǰh𲹻e· adverb
  • ǰh𲹻e·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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