bolshiness
The quality of being bolshie — that is, stubbornly uncooperative, mouthy, and difficult to deal with.
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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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The noun form of "obstropulous" — itself a folk-dialect variant of "obstreperous" (meaning noisy, unruly, and difficult to deal with). Obstropulousness describes the quality of being loud, bolshy, and generally a pain to handle. It's the kind of word that sounds more impressive than it is, which makes it perfect for describing someone who's kicking up a fuss. The "obstropulous" family of words exists in regional British and Australian dialects as a humorous, slightly garbled version of the standard term.