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
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The code escapes me now but any skinhead had me crossing the road, I was a mod.
From the guardian.co.uk
Two years ago, while still in school, Alex got a bootcamp-style skinhead haircut.
From the time.com
In the eyes of a skinhead, Portland, Oregon, looks like the city of the future.
From the time.com
The skinhead revival in Britain included a sizeable white nationalist faction.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He did say there was a skinhead gang in California that used that name for a while.
From the bostonherald.com
Many involved are members of the punk, goth, skinhead, rave and even Kustom Kulture.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I loved him even if he was a punk or skinhead, if he beat people up or not.
From the edition.cnn.com
Suspenders are also a typical part of skinhead, and to a lesser extent, punk fashion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One night this huge skinhead came up to me and jabbed me in the chest.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- 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
- (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
- A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. ...
- Someone with a shaved head; Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora; Someone, often associated with a violent gang,and also thought to adhere to white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles
- (Skinheads) are exactly like punks, except they vote Libertarian, and instead of drinking box wine, they drink Pabst Blue Ribbon. Also unlike punks, they rightly believe a woman's place is in the kitchen. ...
- Term for one of the small number of Class 31s built without roof-mounted headcode boxes.
