Bolshie

//ˈbɒl.ʃi// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader. British, dated, derogatory
  2. 2
    emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Difficult or rebellious. UK

    "Kate, don't be so bolshie!"

Synonyms

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anarchistbolshevikbolshycharleycommunioncommunist

Example

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"Rachel came in, and Nick felt he'd been caught larking about, Catherine squashing him like some bolshie teenage attempt at seduction."

Etymology

From Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”), + -ie.

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