sorehead
a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
Origin of sorehead
1Other words from sorehead
- sore·head·ed·ly, adverb
- sore·head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby sorehead
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How to use sorehead in a sentence
Hes been sneering and hollering like the sorehead he is, and its sure getting too much for me.
The New Boys at Oakdale | Morgan ScottThat ought to give pause to the Amalgamated sorehead Society.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior | Pauline LesterWe say that "knocking" is a sign of the "sorehead" and we sublimate criticism by saying that "every knock is a boost."
A Preface to Politics | Walter Lippmannsorehead picks Mike up, an' sweeps a cord or two of glasswar' off the bar with him.
Faro Nell and Her Friends | Alfred Henry Lewis"I know one 'sorehead,'" remarked Ray with a grimace as he felt of his wound.
Dick Hamilton's Football Team | Howard R. Garis
British Dictionary definitions for sorehead
/ (ˈsɔːˌhɛd) /
informal, mainly US and Canadian a peevish or disgruntled person
Derived forms of sorehead
- soreheadedly, adverb
- soreheadedness, noun
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