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Definition of Bolshy
1. Adjective. Obstreperous.
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Obstinate, Stubborn, Unregenerate
2. Noun. Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries.
Generic synonyms: Radical
Derivative terms: Bolshevise
Definition of Bolshy
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bolshie) ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of bolshie) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bolshy
1. bolshie [n -SHIES] - See also: bolshie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bolshy
Literary usage of Bolshy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1862)
"That on the peninsula, 8. of the Neva, containing the finest buildings and
t!...- widest and best streets, is called the bolshy .; Storona or Great ..."
2. Full Up and Fed Up: The Worker's Mind in Crowded Britain by Whiting Williams (1921)
"His view-point made it easier for me to see how the "bolshy" leader there in the
South Wales mine came into his own willingness to "devote twelve years of ..."
3. The foundations by Judith Cruickshank (1920)
"How awfully sweet of you! Miss M. [An elderly female schoolboy] How do you do?
There's a spiffing crowd. I believe things are really going bolshy. ..."
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