SKINHEAD
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in London, England in the 1960s and then soon spread to other parts of the United Kingdom, and later to other countries around the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle. Originally, the skinhead subculture was primarily based on those elements, not politics or race but, since then, race and politics have become factors by which some skinheads align themselves. The political spectrum within the subculture now ranges from far right to far left, ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Skinhead
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skinhead
Noun
- Someone with a shaved head.
- Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora.
- Someone, often associated with a violent gang, and also thought to adhere to white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.
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