Suedehead

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an offshoot of the British skinhead subculture, originating in the 1970s and characterised by longer hair and more formal clothing than the skinheads.

    "Since then, he's been a suedehead and a soul-boy. "I used to go down the discos, wear pegs and American bowling shirts.""

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"Since then, he's been a suedehead and a soul-boy. "I used to go down the discos, wear pegs and American bowling shirts.""

Etymology

From suede + -head. Modelled after skinhead.

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