soreheads

noun

plural of sorehead
as in malcontents

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  1. spoilsports
  2. killjoys
  3. curmudgeons
  4. crabs
  5. whiners
  6. defeatists
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  • The spoilsports need to get back to their home state and do the job which their constituents elected them to do.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Definition of spoilsports
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  • Which poem, and why did the killjoys at the magazine turn it down?
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of killjoys
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  • Since 2018, Microsoft has answered those curmudgeons’ cries with the Surface Laptop line, now in its eighth generation.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • Stressed out, intense, curmudgeons – no, thank you.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of curmudgeons
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  • More specifically, insects are invertebrates (animals without backbones) and are part of the arthropod phylum, which also includes spiders, crabs, and centipedes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For example, individuals that only eat small fish rather than shrimp and crabs get less astaxanthin, which can affect their coloration.
    — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of crabs
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  • There are no bigger whiners in the league than LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton, who have in their minds never committed a foul and are always fouled with no call on any possession.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
  • Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of whiners
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  • Hegseth largely declined to provide specifics, instead denouncing critics as defeatists, questioning their patriotism and insisting the mission had broad public support.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of defeatists
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“Soreheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreheads. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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