• Suedehead

    Origin

    suede + head, influenced by skinhead

    Full definition of suedehead

    Noun

    suedehead

    (plural suedeheads)
    1. A member of an offshoot of the British skinhead subculture, originating in the 1970s and characterised by longer hair and more formal clothing than the skinheads.
      • 1982, Paul Barker, The Other Britain: A New Society CollectionSince then, he's been a suedehead and a soul-boy. "I used to go down the discos, wear pegs and American bowling shirts."
      • 2001, Chris Brown, BovverBut Austins was always the clothes shop for the suedeheads.
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