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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

/ ˈ²õÉ”ËËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. informal.
    a peevish or disgruntled person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ´Ç°ù±ðˈ³ó±ð²¹»å±ð»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ËŒ²õ´Ç°ù±ðˈ³ó±ð²¹»å±ð»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ´Ç°ù±ðh±ð²¹»åe»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ´Ç°ù±ðh±ð²¹»åe»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sorehead1

1840–50; compare Scots sorehead a headache
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Example Sentences

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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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