Skinhead

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɪnhÉ›d/

Origin

From skin + head.

Noun

1. Someone with a shaved head.
2. Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

Synonyms

• baldie
• boot boy
• bovver boy
• skin (short for skinhead)
• slaphead