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bolshie
(ˈbɒlʃɪ) or sometimes capitalbolshy
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]
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Bol•shie
or Bol•shy
(ˈboʊl ʃi, ˈbɒl-)n., pl. -shies. Slang.
(often l.c.) Bolshevik.
[1915–20]
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bolshie
bolshy [ˈbɒlʃɪ] (Brit)A. N (Pol) → bolchevique mf
B. ADJ (Pol) → bolchevique (fig) → rebelde, protestón
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