skinheads meaning

UK US /ˈskɪnhɛdz/ 2 syllables

skinheads (noun): a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism.

Definition of skinheads

  1. a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism

    Synonyms: bootboys

    Type of: youth subculture

skinheads in a sentence

How to pronounce skinheads

skinheads is pronounced /ˈskɪnhɛdz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SK · words ending in DS · 9-letter words

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