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BOLSHY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Synonyms:

Bolshevik; bolshie; bolshy; Marxist; red

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

radical (a person who has radical ideas or opinions)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obstreperous

Synonyms:

bolshy; stroppy

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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