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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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