SOREHEAD

sorehead

(noun) someone who is peevish or disgruntled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sorehead (countable and uncountable, plural soreheads)

A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.

(derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc. [from 19th c]

(uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.

(uncountable) Fowlpox.

Synonyms

• (Elaeophora schneideri infection in sheep): elaeophorosis, filarial dermatitis

Anagrams

• rosehead

Source: Wiktionary


Sore"head`, n.

Definition: One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like. [Slang, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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