sore loser en · NOUN
Meanings
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(derogatory, 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.
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.
2004, George Carlin, “A SORE POINT”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sore losers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
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Relateds
born loser · poor sport · ragequit
Synonyms
poor loser · bad loser · hard loser
Translations (20)
cy collwr sâl (one who is easily angered by losing) · th ขี้แพ้ชวนตี (one who is easily angered by losing) · it rosicone (one who is easily angered by losing) · pt mau perdedor (one who is easily angered by losing) · es resentido (one who is easily angered by losing) · pl przegrana (one who is easily angered by losing) · es picón (one who is easily angered by losing) · de schlechter Verlierer (one who is easily angered by losing) · pl przegrany (one who is easily angered by losing) · ca mal perdedor (one who is easily angered by losing) · sv dålig förlorare (one who is easily angered by losing) · es aquel que no sabe perder (one who is easily angered by losing) · nl slechte verliezer (one who is easily angered by losing) · pl osoba nieumiejąca przegrywać (one who is easily angered by losing) · fi huono häviäjä (one who is easily angered by losing) · cy collwr gwael (one who is easily angered by losing) · es mal perdedor (one who is easily angered by losing) · de jemand, der nicht verlieren kann (one who is easily angered by losing) · pt aquele que não sabe perder (one who is easily angered by losing) · fr mauvais perdant (one who is easily angered by losing)