bolshie
bolshie · bolshies
A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leaderA government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
/ˈbɒl.ʃi/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dated, derogatory)A government leftist, especially a communist, socialist, or labour union leader.
More definitions
- emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Origin
From Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian ReFrom Bolshevik (Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), the socialist party in the 1918 Russian Revolution, from Russian большевики́ (bolʹševikí, “majority faction”), + -ie.
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