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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of skinhead form-of, plural
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

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bootboys

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"A group of skinheads beat Tom to death."

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