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bolshy

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adj.1.obstreperous.
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Noun1.bolshybolshy - emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions
Adj.1.bolshy - obstreperous
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Translations
Spanish bolshy [ˈbɔlʃɪ] adj (BRIT) (col) → protestón/ona;
to be in a bolshy mood → tener el día protestón

French bolshy [ˈbɔlʃɪ] adjrâleur/euse;
to be in a bolshy mood → être peu coopératif/ive

German bolshy [ˈbɔlʃɪ] (Brit) (inf) adj (stroppy) → pampig
Italian bolshy [ˈbɔlʃɪ] adj (BRIT ) (col) → piantagrane, ribelle;
to be in a bolshy mood → essere in vena di piantar grane

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From the shy folk of the Sierra and jungle, to the bolshy, party-loving Limenans and laid-back criollos, all share a huge pride in their country.
 
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