bolshie
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[edit] Etymology
From Bolshevik (Russian большевик, the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian Bolsheviki, "majority faction")
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[edit] Noun
bolshie (plural bolshies)
- (derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
[edit] Adjective
bolshie (comparative bolshier, superlative bolshiest)
- Difficult or rebellious.
- Timothy, don't be so bolshie!
