skinhead

[skin-hed]

noun

Slang.

1. a baldheaded man.

2. a person with closely cropped hair or a shaved head. heads.

3. a marine recruit; boot.

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

skinhead

/ ˈskɪnˌhɛd /

noun

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. a closely cropped hairstyle

Word History and Origins

Origin of skinhead¹

First recorded in 1955–60; skin + head

Example Sentences

The case began nearly seven years ago, when Tyson Theodore Mayfield, a self-proclaimed skinhead, berated and menaced a pregnant Black woman waiting for her bus on a Fullerton bench, according to prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s geysers of gore and a skinhead who gets turned into a tiki torch.

From Los Angeles Times

The neo-Nazi organisation Blood and Honour, which is linked to parts of the skinhead music scene, has become the first extreme right-wing group to have financial sanctions imposed by the UK government.

From BBC

The skinhead wardrobe and Nazi tattoos were counterproductive, Metzger came to believe, and it was high time they went undercover and dressed “normally” to blend in.

From Los Angeles Times

“Trump was a little bit more easy living when he was in there, even though there’s a divide with the little skinhead stuff and all that,” Rice said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bald 
• clean-shaven