bolshy

Other forms: bolshies

Definitions of bolshy
  1. noun
    emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
    synonyms: Bolshevik, Marxist, bolshie, red
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    type of:
    radical
    a person who has radical ideas or opinions
  2. adjective
    obstreperous
    synonyms: stroppy
    obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
    tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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