Definitions
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- noun slang. a
communist orBolshevik , n..
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- noun derogatory, Britain, dated A government leftist, especially a
communist ,socialist , or labour union leader. - adjective
Difficult orrebellious .
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- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
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Examples
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Razzafrazzinschickenfricken fuckin bolshie fuckin prima donna characters!
Archive 2006-05-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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Razzafrazzinschickenfricken fuckin bolshie fuckin prima donna characters!
The Fanfiction Kerfuffle Hal Duncan 2006
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Katherine Kelly, aka bolshie barmaid Becky Grainger, was certainly flying high after scooping two prizes on the night - Favourite Female for her madcap adventures on the Street and Favourite Couple with on-screen amour
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Before hand his 'body language' looked anything but 'bolshie', more disorientated and demoralised and trying to screen out the mahem around him.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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The character of Seamus Finnan in Vellum has some fairly preachy dialogue of a socialist-pacifist bent, and I am, it has to be said, fairly bolshie myself.
Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009
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In fact, the English are quite bolshie when it comes to defending their cultural identity, and language is the primary way of shaping that.
Does England need to save English from English speakers? 2010
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A great peeler, keen, intelligent, slightly bolshie and fiercely proud of the RUC, the sort of guy we could do with now, but whom some within the PSNI would like to see less of.
Police Response Times – A Serious Debate SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Give me a quiet lurker over a bolshie contributor any day!
How was it for you? A look back at the Noughties – Part 1 « Ken Wilson's Blog 2010
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Most likely somewhere in between, I guess... but something about the bolshie, self-righteous tone of the question does make this person sound like he/she might be... well, difficult.
Nowadays Love Is a Matter of Chance, Matrimony a Matter of Money, and Divorce a Matter of Course Editorial Anonymous 2009
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ANAMORPH is also woefully subservient to too many overplayed stereotypes- the jaded cop, the personal investment in the case and subsequent suspicion, the bolshie polar-opposite New Partner figure painfully acted by Scott Speedman might I add, and the obligatory Dead Ex-Partner.
From a different perspective ANAMORPH might be good. But Simon isnt convinced… | Obsessed With Film 2009
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