English

Noun

bolshie ‎(plural bolshies)

1. (derogatory, Britain, dated) A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.

Adjective

bolshie ‎(comparative bolshier, superlative bolshiest)

1. (Britain) Difficult or rebellious.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 16,

     Rachel came in, and Nick felt he'd been caught larking about, Catherine squashing him like some bolshie teenage attempt at seduction.

   Kate, don't be so bolshie!

Alternative forms

• bolshy

Synonyms

• contrary
• contumacious
• perverse
• recalcitrant

Related terms

• Bolshevik
• bolshiness