SKINHEAD

baldhead, baldpate, baldy, skinhead, skin

(noun) a person whose head is bald or shaved

skinhead, skin

(noun) a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

skinhead (plural skinheads)

Someone with a shaved head.

Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

Synonyms

• baldie

• boot boy

• bovver boy

• skin (short for skinhead)

• slaphead

Source: Wiktionary



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