skinhead

/ˌskɪnˈhɛd/
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Other forms: skinheads

Definitions of skinhead
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
    a cruel and brutal fellow
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