English Explanatory Dictionary

bolshie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
adj
  1. Difficult or rebellious.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒl.ʃi/

Word forms

bolshie bolshies bolshi bolshier bolshiest bolshy

Etymology

From Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”), + -ie.

Synonyms

contrary contumacious perverse recalcitrant

Related words

Bolshevik bolshiness
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