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"ref": "2004, George Carlin, “A SORE POINT”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →OCLC, →OL, page 88",
"text": "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.\nSore 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.",
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"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."
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"(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."
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"word": "poor loser"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "mal perdedor"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "slechte verliezer"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "huono häviäjä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "mauvais perdant"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "schlechter Verlierer"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "jemand, der nicht verlieren kann"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "osoba nieumiejąca przegrywać"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "mau perdedor"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "aquele que não sabe perder"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "mal perdedor"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "dålig förlorare"
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{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "ขี้แพ้ชวนตี"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "sore loser"
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"word": "bad loser"
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{
"word": "hard loser"
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"word": "poor loser"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "mal perdedor"
},
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slechte verliezer"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "huono häviäjä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "mauvais perdant"
},
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "schlechter Verlierer"
},
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "jemand, der nicht verlieren kann"
},
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "przegrany"
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"word": "przegrana"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "osoba nieumiejąca przegrywać"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "mau perdedor"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "aquele que não sabe perder"
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"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "mal perdedor"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "dålig förlorare"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
"word": "ขี้แพ้ชวนตี"
},
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "one who is easily angered by losing",
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"word": "collwr gwael"
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