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bolshie, bolshy [ˈbɒlʃɪ] (sometimes capital) Brit informal

adj

1. difficult to manage; rebellious

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politically radical or left-wing

n pl -shies

Derogatory any political radical

[shortened from Bolshevik]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bolshie - emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Bolshevik, bolshy, Marxist, red radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions

Translations

bolshie bolshy [ˈbɒlʃɪ] (Brit)

A. N (Pol) → bolchevique mf

B. ADJ (Pol) → bolchevique (fig) → rebelde, protestón

bolshie, bolshy (inf)

n → Bolschewik m

adj (+er)

(Brit fig: = uncooperative) → stur; (= aggressive) → pampig (inf), → rotzig (inf)

(pej) → bolschewistisch