What does bolshiness mean?
Bolshiness means (UK) The state of being bolshie..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK) The state of being bolshie..
‘Live as free men — but not (if St Peter will forgive a free translation) as a cover for bolshiness or bloody-mindedness.’
I reflect on how easily the building could fall victim to squatters and, in a moment of bolshiness, think it would serve the negligent owners jolly well right.
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Bolshiness means (UK) The state of being bolshie..
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‘Live as free men — but not (if St Peter will forgive a free translation) as a cover for bolshiness or bloody-mindedness.’
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