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skin·head (-hed′)
noun
- Slang a person who is bald or whose hair has been shaved off or closely cropped
- any of a group of working-class youths, orig. in England in the 1960s, with closely cropped hair, often engaging in rowdyism
- any of a similar group of alienated youths in the U.S., Europe, etc. who variously affect a rough appearance, advocate fascist and racist policies, and engage in hostile and violent activity
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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