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BOLSHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bolshy mean? 

BOLSHY (noun)
  The noun BOLSHY has 1 sense:

1. emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionariesplay

  Familiarity information: BOLSHY used as a noun is very rare.


BOLSHY (adjective)
  The adjective BOLSHY has 1 sense:

1. obstreperousplay

  Familiarity information: BOLSHY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOLSHY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bolshevik; bolshie; bolshy; Marxist; red

Hypernyms ("bolshy" is a kind of...):

radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)


BOLSHY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstreperous

Synonyms:

bolshy; stroppy

Similar:

obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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