noun
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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
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a closely cropped hairstyle
Etymology
Origin of skinhead
Example Sentences
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Her skinhead and powerful voice drew immediate attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Ms Hodgson said the man was aged between 27 and 28 and about 5ft 8ins tall, with "dark coloured hair in a skinhead starting to grow out".
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023
It shows they didn't know what to do with this woman who had the voice of an angel and the look of a skinhead.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022
Russell Crowe appeared in four episodes in 1987, five years before his role in skinhead drama Romper Stomper made him a sensation in Australia and caught the attention of Hollywood.
From Reuters • Jun. 10, 2022
Which is great, because nothing gives me the creeps more than skinhead Nazis.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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