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- Dictionarybolshie/ˈbɒlʃi/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or attitude) deliberately combative or uncooperative: "I was a bolshie teenager, full of argument"
noun
- 1. a Bolshevik or socialist.
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1. often capitalized : bolshevik. 2. British : refusing to obey or help : defiant and uncooperative. Examples of bolshie in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Leavers were more broadly motivated to restore British sovereignty, and so to revive national pride and a bolshie islander independence. Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019.
bolshie in British English. or bolshy sometimes capital (ˈbɒlʃɪ ) British informal. adjective. 1. difficult to manage; rebellious. 2. politically radical or left-wing. noun Word forms: plural -shies. 3. derogatory.
Definition of bolshie adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. difficult to manage; rebellious. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politically radical or left-wing. n, pl -shies. derogatory any political radical. [C20: shortened from Bolshevik]
May 16, 2024 · bolshie. Definitions of bolshie. noun. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries. synonyms: Bolshevik, Marxist, bolshy, red. see more.
May 21, 2024 · bolshie (plural bolshies) ( derogatory, British, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
noun. , Slang. Bolshevik. Bolshevist. bolshie. / ˈbɒlʃɪ / adjective. difficult to manage; rebellious. politically radical or left-wing. noun. derogatory. any political radical. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of Bolshie 1. First recorded in 1915–20; Bolsh (evik) + -ie. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of Bolshie 1.
