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skin·head

(skĭn′hĕd′)

1. A person with a shaven head or very close cropped hair, especially one who associates with a group of similar people.

2. Such a person who associates with a group that commits hooliganism or street violence or that holds white supremacist or anti-immigrant views.

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skinhead

(ˈskɪnˌhɛd)

1. a youth with closely cropped hair, esp a member of a subculture noted for short hair, heavy boots, and functional clothing, and commonly associated with aggressive behaviour and extreme, typically far-right, politics

2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a closely cropped hairstyle

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skin•head

(ˈskɪnˌhɛd)

n. Slang.

1. a person with a bald or shaved head or closely cropped hair.

2. an antisocial person who affects a hairless head as a symbol of rebellion, racism, or anarchy.

[1955–60]

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Noun

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

skinhead

skinhead

skinhed

bõrfejû

skinhead

スキンヘッド

스킨헤드족

obritoglavec

skinhead

คนที่โกนผมหัวล้าน

dazlak kafa

đầu trọc

理平头的男人

skinhead

[ˈskɪnhed] N → cabeza mf rapada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skinhead

[ˈskɪnhɛd] n → skinhead mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

skinhead

[ˈskɪnˌhɛd] n → testa rasata, skinhead m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

skinhead

→ حَلِّيقُ الرَّأس skinhead skinhead Skinhead σκίνχεντ cabeza rapada skinhead skin skinhed skinhead スキンヘッド 스킨헤드족 skinhead shinhead skin skinhead бритоголовый skinhead คนที่โกนผมหัวล้าน dazlak kafa đầu trọc 理平头的男人

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