adj
Meaning 1
Difficult or rebellious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- Kate, don't be so bolshie!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bolshie
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UK: /ˈbɒl.ʃi/
noun
Meaning 2
A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, derogatory
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radical
History
Etymology
From Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”), + -ie.