a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:
Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
Origin
1840-50; compare Scotssorehead a headache
Related forms
soreheadedly, adverb
soreheadedness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sorehead
sorehead
/ˈsɔːˌhɛd/
noun
1.
(informal, mainly US & Canadian) a peevish or disgruntled person
Derived Forms
soreheadedly, adverb soreheadedness, noun
Word Origin and History for sorehead
n.
"mean, discontented person," 1848, American English, from sore (adj.) + head (n.). Especially in 19c. U.S. political slang, a person who is dissatisfied through lack of recognition or reward for party service (1862).
Slang definitions & phrases for sorehead
sorehead
noun
An irritable person; a constant complainer; a grouch (1848+)