skinhead

skin·head

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skin-hed]
- /ˈskɪnˌhɛd/
- /ˈskɪn.hed/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skin-hed]
- /ˈskɪnˌhɛd/

Definitions of skinhead word

noun skinhead a baldheaded man. 1
noun skinhead a person with closely cropped hair or a shaved head. 1
noun skinhead a marine recruit; boot. 1
noun skinhead an antisocial person who affects a hairless head as a symbol of rebellion, racism, or anarchy. 1
countable noun skinhead A skinhead is a young person whose hair is shaved or cut very short. Skinheads are usually regarded as violent and aggressive. 0
noun skinhead a youth with closely cropped hair, esp a member of a subculture noted for short hair, heavy boots, and functional clothing, and commonly associated with aggressive behaviour and extreme, typically far-right, politics 0

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Origin of skinhead

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; skin + head

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Parts of speech for Skinhead

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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skinhead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for skinhead

adj skinhead

baldheaded — having a bald head
beardless — without a beard
clean-shaven — If a man is clean-shaven, he does not have a beard or a moustache.
cue ball — the ball struck by the cue, as distinguished from the object balls
depilated — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

adjective skinhead

egghead — an intellectual.
whiskerless — Without whiskers.

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