skinhead

Buzzcut subculture member

A skinhead is a person with a shaved or closely cropped head, originally associated with British working-class youth subculture of the 1960s.

The movement later split—some skinheads embraced antiracist punk and ska scenes, while others adopted white supremacist ideology.

In common usage, skinhead often implies the racist variety: Neo-Nazi skinheads clashed with protesters.

subculture

boots

Ankle-covering footwear

working-class · crewcut · unity · Trojan · mod · football · terrace culture · scooter · rude boy · sharpie

appearance

bald

Without hair on head

clippers · shorn · razor · chrome-dome · clean-shaven · close-cropped · number one · stubble

music

ska

Jamaican fusion genre

  • reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
  • Oi!Informal attention-getting shout
  • rocksteadyBass-heavy Jamaican sixties sound
stereotype

thug

Violent criminal

bigotry · racist · extremist · intimidation · gang · menace · brutality · prejudice · misconception · media portrayal

political

white supremacist

One claiming racial superiority

fascism · antiracist · antifa · political violence · hate crime · boneheads · redskins · traditionalist · apolitical · National Front

Categories
Opposites
subculture/countercultural identity

skinheadhippie

Sixties counterculture member

hippy · flower child · peacenik · deadhead · bohemian

physical appearance/hairstyle

skinheadlonghair

Slang for classical aficionado

long-haired · dreadlocked · moptop · Rapunzel · hirsute

political/ideological orientation

skinheadantifascist

Opponent of dictatorial nationalism

anti-racist · progressive · liberal · multiculturalist · internationalist

Family

skinheads

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13