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skin·head  (sknhd)
n. Slang
1. A person with a shaven head.
2. A member of any of various groups of people, especially young people, who shave their heads and sometimes participate in white-supremacist and anti-immigrant activities.

skinhead [ˈskɪnˌhɛd]
n
1. a member of a group of White youths, noted for their closely cropped hair, aggressive behaviour, and overt racism
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a closely cropped hairstyle
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Noun1.skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
bootboys, skinheads - a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellow
Translations
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A skinhead and another white man were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, before the protesters separated peacefully.
The comedy is on a list of forbidden films at Glasgow cinemas alongside The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, skinhead flick Romper Stomper starring Russell Crowe and Ken Russell's erotic movie The Devils with Oliver Reed.
By chance, he forges a friendship with skinhead rebel Woody (Joe Gilgun) and his merry band of misfits, including Milky (Andrew Shim) and Boy George fan Smell (Rosamund Hanson).
 
 
 
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