skinhead
Someone with a shaved headSomeone with a shaved head.
» A group of skinheads beat Tom to death.
Группа скинхедов избила Тома до смерти.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone with a shaved head.
a person whose head is bald or shaved
A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.
Skinhead
скинхе́дskinxéd, скинskin, бритоголо́выйbritogolóvyj
скінхе́дskinxéd, скінskin
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
Examples
6 sentencesA group of skinheads beat Tom to death.
ruГруппа скинхедов избила Тома до смерти. — Wezel
Sami was murdered by a skinhead.
ruСами убил скинхед. — odexed
A skinhead snatched her hijab off.
Layla received threats from a skinhead movement.
A group of skinheads gathered near the mosque.
Translations
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Origin
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Forms
plural: skinheadsSynonyms
12 synonyms- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent:skin
- a person whose head is bald or shaved:baldheadbaldpatebaldyskin