Table of Contents
- 1 What is a bolshie attitude?
- 2 Where does the term Bolshy come from?
- 3 What is Bolshiness?
- 4 What’s a word for way of life?
- 5 What is the meaning thawing?
- 6 What does the term hardscrabble mean?
- 7 What is another word for comfort level?
- 8 What is a particular way of human living called?
- 9 Which is the best definition of the word Bolshie?
- 10 How old was Bolshie when he was accosted at bus stop?
What is a bolshie attitude?
(also bolshy) informal British. (of a person or attitude) deliberately combative or uncooperative. ‘I was a bolshie teenager, full of argument’
Where does the term Bolshy come from?
Bolshie is a shorten version of Bolshevism which was a radical socialist movement formed in Russia early in the 20th century. Bolshevism and its forms has been used by numerous right-wing newspapers & politicians as an accusation against their left-wing counterparts more radical elements.
What does word thrawn mean?
: lacking in pleasing or attractive qualities: such as. a : perverse, recalcitrant. b : crooked, misshapen.
What is Bolshiness?
adj. 1. difficult to manage; rebellious. 2. ( Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politically radical or left-wing.
What’s a word for way of life?
What is another word for way of life?
modus vivendi | habit |
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routine | wont |
standard of living | lifestyle |
custom | characteristic |
manner | idiosyncrasy |
What is the meaning of bloody minded?
1 : inclined towards violence or bloodshed. 2 chiefly British : stubbornly contrary or obstructive : cantankerous.
What is the meaning thawing?
1a : to go from a frozen to a liquid state : melt. b : to become free of the effect (such as stiffness, numbness, or hardness) of cold as a result of exposure to warmth. 2 : to be warm enough to melt ice and snow —used with it in reference to the weather. 3 : to abandon aloofness, reserve, or hostility : unbend.
What does the term hardscrabble mean?
1a : being or relating to a place of barren or barely arable soil a hardscrabble farm hardscrabble prairies. b : getting a meager living from poor soil a hardscrabble farmer. 2 : marked by poverty a hardscrabble cotton town a hardscrabble childhood.
What does Bolchey mean?
Meaning of bolshy in English A bolshy person often argues and makes difficulties: He’s a bit bolshy these days. Synonym. stroppy UK informal. Bad-tempered.
What is another word for comfort level?
What is another word for level of comfort?
lifestyle | means |
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wealth | standard of living |
level of affluence | way of life |
standard of comfort | standard of life |
living conditions |
What is a particular way of human living called?
noun. your particular way of living and the experiences that you have.
What is the meaning of green minded?
green-minded (comparative more green-minded, superlative most green-minded) Ecologically conscious. quotations ▼ (Philippines) Having a dirty mind; having a tendency to look for or find sexual connotations in things.
Which is the best definition of the word Bolshie?
Definition of bolshie 1 often capitalized : bolshevik 2 British : refusing to obey or help : defiant and uncooperative Examples of bolshie in a Sentence
How old was Bolshie when he was accosted at bus stop?
‘On stage she played a bolshie British student searching for her mother.’ ‘Well, she can be as bolshie as Kevin.’ ‘His story begins in 1972 when Douglas was accosted at a bus stop in Edinburgh by two bolshie 12-year-olds.’ ‘Being the bolshie little fourteen year-olds that we were, we told him ‘Sir, you can’t make us do that’.’
Who is Rose Fitzgerald in the TV series Bolshie?
‘She is the bolshy New York journalist who mixes with politicians and spies.’ ‘Helen McCrory, plays his partner Rose Fitzgerald, a bolshy barrister who begins the series heavily pregnant with Guthrie’s child.’ ‘Ah, London, how I love your freezing tracks, your slippery pavements, your panicky, bolshy commuters, your sullen faces.’