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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Bol•shy n., pl. -shies. [Slang.]

GovernmentBolshevik.
GovernmentBolshevist.

see Bolshie, -y² 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bolshie, bolshy(sometimes capital) / ˈbɒlʃɪ/

difficult to manage; rebellious
politically radical or left-wing

( -shies)

any political radical

Etymology: 20th Century: shortened from Bolshevik

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