soreheadedness
noun Informal.
a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
Origin:
1840–50; compare Scots sorehead a headache
1840–50; compare Scots sorehead a headache
Related forms
sore·head·ed·ly, adverb
sore·head·ed·ness, noun
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sorehead (ˈsɔːˌhɛd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) a peevish or disgruntled person | |
| sore'headedly | |
| —adv | |
| sore'headedness | |
| —n | |
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Soreheadedness
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| sorehead (ˈsɔːˌhɛd) | |
| —n | |
| informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) a peevish or disgruntled person | |
| sore'headedly | |
| —adv | |
| sore'headedness | |
| —n | |
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