Definition of skinhead Skinhead

/skɪˈnhɛˌd/ - [skinhed] - skin•head

We found 6 definitions of skinhead from 4 different sources.

What does skinhead mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: skinheads

skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations

hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, bully, tough a cruel and brutal fellow

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Wiktionary

skinhead (Noun)
Someone with a shaved head.
skinhead (Noun)
Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora.
skinhead (Noun)
Someone, often associated with a violent gang, and also thought to adhere to white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

Wikipedia

Skinheads, named after their short haircuts, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in late 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude Boys and the Mods. They shave their heads, because originally most of them were workers in factories and they had to be bald, so their hair could not get caught in the machines.

Traditional skinheads identify with the original skinhead movement ("The Spirit of '69") in music, style, and/or working class pride. Skinheads listen to ska, rocksteady, reggae, Oi! and punk music.

People who are not part of the group often see Skinheads as being politically close to the Neo-Nazi (or White Power) movement. Often Skinheads are seen as part of that movement. This is wrong, given that there are many young people in the movement who have no political views at all. Many Skinheads are also not violent, unless they are provoked.