skinhead

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Meaning

a person whose head is bald or shaved

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

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A member of the S.H.A.R.P. community himself, Valolahti sheds some light on what it entails to be a member of this skinhead movement. Source: Internet

Elsewhere he praises and makes fun of a skinhead for wearing polyester. Source: Internet

My cards are "skunk," "skinhead," and "stereotyped." Source: Internet

The existence of this photo, which was taken and uploaded to a Google+ page in late 2012, would appear to contradict Solares’s suggestion that he disavowed the skinhead scene “decades ago.” Source: Internet

Most of these revivalist skinheads reacted to the commercialism of punk by adopting a look that was in line with the original 1969 skinhead style. Source: Internet

The mainstream media started using the term skinhead in reports of racist violence (regardless of whether the perpetrator was actually a skinhead); this has played a large role in skewing public perceptions about the subculture. Source: Internet

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