bolshi
Collocations
5ADJ.
old
VERB + BOLSHI
getting, got
BOLSHI + NOUN
herself
PREP.
in
ADV.
rather
Definitions
noun
Alternative form of bolshie.
In his conversation with Ribentrop that took place at the beginning of April, 1943 in Hitler's headquarters, the King said from the Bulgarian Jews "he wanted deported only an in significant number who were communists and bolshis.
We were unaware at the time that the rest of Australia regarded it as a dirty, ugly industrial city inhabited by a lot of 'bolshis' who'd go on strike at the drop of a hat.
adj
Alternative form of bolshie.
For some a 'bolshi' attitude towards authority was extended to a generalised 'they', usually meaning their bosses but also official bodies.
So you've got bolshi in your old age, have you? You always were difficult.
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6In his conversation with Ribentrop that took place at the beginning of April, 1943 in Hitler's headquarters, the King said from the Bulgarian Jews "he wanted deported only an in significant number who
WiktionaryWe were unaware at the time that the rest of Australia regarded it as a dirty, ugly industrial city inhabited by a lot of 'bolshis' who'd go on strike at the drop of a hat.
WiktionaryOld drunk Yeltsin and all the 'apparatus' behind him are still the old 'bolshis,' only now masquerading to be something else.
WiktionaryFor some a 'bolshi' attitude towards authority was extended to a generalised 'they', usually meaning their bosses but also official bodies.
WiktionarySo you've got bolshi in your old age, have you? You always were difficult.
WiktionaryOlga was getting rather bolshi herself.
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