bol ‧ shie BrE AmE , bolshy /ˈbəʊlʃi $ ˈboʊl-/ adjective British English informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Bolshevik ]
tending to be angry or annoyed and not to obey people:
There’s no need to be so bolshie.
—bolshiness noun [uncountable]
bol ‧ shie BrE AmE , bolshy /ˈbəʊlʃi $ ˈboʊl-/ adjective British English informal
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Bolshevik ]
tending to be angry or annoyed and not to obey people:
There’s no need to be so bolshie.
—bolshiness noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012