sorehead

Hes been sneering and hollering like the sorehead he is, and its sure getting too much for me.

That ought to give pause to the Amalgamated Sorehead Society.

We say that "knocking" is a sign of the "sorehead" and we sublimate criticism by saying that "every knock is a boost."

Sorehead picks Mike up, an' sweeps a cord or two of glasswar' off the bar with him.

"I know one 'sorehead,'" remarked Ray with a grimace as he felt of his wound.