Bolshy

/ˈbɒlʃi/ adjective

Definition

An alternate spelling of bolshie; British informal for stubborn, difficult, or aggressive; sometimes meaning communist or radical.

Etymology

Variant spelling of 'bolshie,' used interchangeably in British English.

Kelly Says

This alternate spelling shows how informal British slang develops multiple accepted forms—'bolshy' and 'bolshie' both survive in modern usage despite different spellings.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቦልሽቪክ
bol-shi-vik
ARالعربية
بلاشفي
bal-ash-fi
BNবাংলা
বোলশেভিক
bol-she-vik
CACatalà
bolxevic
bol-xev-ic
CSČeština
bolševík
bol-she-vik
DADansk
bolsjevik
bol-she-vik
DEDeutsch
bolschewistisch
bol-sche-vis-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
Μπολσεβίκος
bol-she-vi-kos
ESEspañol
bolchevique
bol-che-vi-ke
FAفارسی
بلاشوی
bol-she-vi
FISuomi
bolševikki
bol-she-vi-kki
FRFrançais
bolchevique
bol-che-vi-ke
GUGU
બોલશેવિક
bol-she-vik
HAHA
Bolsheviks
bol-she-viks
HEעברית
בולשביק
bol-she-vik
HIहिन्दी
बोल्शेविक
bol-she-vik
HUMagyar
bolsevik
bol-she-vik
IDBahasa Indonesia
bolsevik
bol-she-vik
IGIG
Bolsheviks
bol-she-viks
ITItaliano
bolscevico
bol-she-vi-ko
JA日本語
ボリシェヴィスト
borishevisto
KKKK
Бolsheviks
bol-she-viks
KMKM
ប៉ូលស្វីវិក
pol-s-vi-vik
KO한국어
볼셰비스트
bol-se-bi-seut
MRMR
बोलशेविक
bol-she-vik
MSBahasa Melayu
Bolivich
bo-li-vich
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုလ်ရှေဗစ်
bo-l-she-vit
NLNederlands
bolsjewist
bolsj-e-vist
NONorsk
bolsjevik
bol-she-vik
PAPA
ਬੋਲਸ਼ੇਵਿਕ
bol-she-vik
PLPolski
bolszewik
bol-sze-wik
PTPortuguês
bolchevique
bol-che-vi-ke
RORomână
bolșevic
bol-she-vik
RUРусский
большевик
bolshevik
SVSvenska
bolsjevik
bol-she-vik
SWKiswahili
Bolsheviks
bol-she-viks
TAதமிழ்
போல்ஷெவிக்
pol-she-vik
TEతెలుగు
బోల్షెవిక్
bol-she-vik
THไทย
โบลิชวิสต์
bol-she-vis-t
TLTL
Bolshevik
bol-she-vik
TRTürkçe
bolşevik
bol-she-vik
UKУкраїнська
більшовик
bil-she-vik
URاردو
بلاشوی
bal-she-vi
VITiếng Việt
người Bolshevik
nguoi bol-she-vik
YOYO
Bolsheviks
bol-she-viks
ZH中文
布尔什维主义
bù'ěrshíwèi zhǔyì
ZUZU
Bolsheviks
bol-she-viks

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