sorehead

American  

[sawr-hed, sohr-] / ˈsɔrˌhɛd, ˈsoʊr- /

noun

Informal.

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

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

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sorehead British  

/ ˈsɔːˌhɛd /

noun

1. informal a peevish or disgruntled person

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Other Word Forms

• soreheadedness
  noun
• soreheadedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of sorehead

1840–50; compare Scots sorehead a headache

Example Sentences

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sorehead

Other writers and players called him a "loudmouth," a "sorehead" and worse.

From Salon ● May 14, 2022

If you are a sorehead because you lost, you shouldn't play.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016

"You would look likea sorehead if you didn't," he said.

From Time ● Apr. 12, 2012

Only a sorehead would fuss about too much celebration of the idea of home during the festive winter season.

From Time Magazine Archive

You don't care about anything any more; you're a sorehead, and when I say the least word to you either sauce me or sulk for a week.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various