Definitions
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- adjective British slang. obstreperous.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
bolshie . - adjective Alternative spelling of
bolshie .
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- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
- adjective obstreperous
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Examples
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When you hear their music after all this – there's a track called Darling Buds of May and another called New Year's Day that are the musical equivalent of the word "bolshy" – there's a chance you may feel distinctly underwhelmed.
Brother (No 880) Paul Lester 2010
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The public narrative is "bolshy" and Cameron has to deal with that.
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I sorta think wearing a cross * and* a "Cocksucking Christ" badge (or simply a pink triangle, if one wanted to be a bit less bolshy; D) would be seven shades of awesome, contradicting only the obsolete OT dogma that Yeshua himself rejected and the ugly update of it that I blame Paul for crowbarring in.
An Open Letter to the Usual Suspects Hal Duncan 2010
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Coy yet bolshy, Balotelli annoyed Mourinho to the point where the current Real Madrid coach suspended him from Inter's squad.
Mario Balotelli: 'I'm not a bad guy but I'm shy. Interviews are hard' 2011
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And that single by bolshy Big Brother transmidget Nadia.
The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office 2009
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To answer your question, by short sharp shock I mean what you and I probably both had when getting a bit bolshy when we were about 14 as boys tend to do.
Purple Pain « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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He will have to try to kiss and make up with the Lib Dems, who are likely to get a whole lot more bolshy if AV goes down, to stabilise and sustain the coalition.
Which party leader will be happy on Thursday? It may surprise you | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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There are copious birds, fabulous archaeological remains, and bolshy locals (no surprise since the DNA is largely Viking).
No more wild stereotypes about Shetland Lesley Riddoch 2010
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Not as bolshy as Donna was, but independent and feisty nevertheless.
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Not as bolshy as Donna was, but independent and feisty nevertheless.
kewpid commented on the word bolshy
bolshie?
December 5, 2008