sore loser
English
Noun
sore loser (plural sore losers)
- (informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.
- Synonyms: bad loser, hard loser
- Coordinate term: sore winner
- 2004, Carlin, George, “A SORE POINT”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, OCLC 757869006, OL 24604921M, page 88:
- Regarding the criticism of Al Gore's actions upon being elected president in 2000 and realizing that the Bush family would do everything in its power to reverse the results illegally: I recall at the time hearing some of the usual morons in this country refer to President-elect Gore as a sore loser because he sought legal redress in the courts.
Sore loser? You bet your fuckin' ass! What on earth is wrong with being a sore loser? It shows you cared about whatever the contest was in the first place. Fuck losing graciously—that's for chumps. And losers, by the way.
Translations
one who is easily angered by losing
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See also
Further reading
- “sore loser”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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