Sore Loserman

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Etymology

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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 2000 election.

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Sore Loserman

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