The quality of being bolshie — that is, stubbornly uncooperative, mouthy, and difficult to deal with. Bolshiness describes the sort of attitude that makes a person push back on every instruction, argue for argument's sake, and generally refuse to play ball. Common in British workplaces, schools, and family dinner tables. It has an affectionate edge when used about someone whose defiance is at least a little admirable.
Her bolshiness in every meeting made her unpopular with management but a legend among the junior staff.
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(UK) The state of being bolshie.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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