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Sore Loserman

Sore Loserman proper noun: nickname for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, the 2000 U.S. Democratic presidential nominees for president and vice-president, respectively.

Proper noun

Sore Loserman

  1. (US, historical) Nickname for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, the 2000 U.S. Democratic presidential nominees for president and vice-president, respectively.
    • I think the Sore Loserman campaign has gone the way of the dimpled chad.2000 December 1, Moe Bulduc, “A matter of higher authority”, in Sun Journal

Forms of Sore Loserman

alternative formSore-Loserman
alternative formSore/Loserman

Origin of Sore Loserman

Blend of Gore/Lieberman + sore loser, from the idea that the two men were "sore losers" who did not want to admit that George W. Bush won the election in 2000.

Questions about Sore Loserman

What does Sore Loserman mean?
Sore Loserman means nickname for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman, the 2000 U.S. Democratic presidential nominees for president and vice-president, respectively.
What part of speech is Sore Loserman?
Sore Loserman is a proper noun.

Words near Sore Loserman in the dictionary

  1. sordune
  2. sore
  3. sore boob means more boob
  4. sore eyes
  5. sore loser
  6. Sore Loserman
  7. sore losers
  8. sore point
  9. sore points
  10. sore throat
  11. sore throats

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