1. a person with a shaved or very closely cropped head
2. a member of a youth subculture characterized by shaved heads, often associated with working-class identity and sometimes with racist or violent behavior
Usage: often offensive

Examples

• The actor shaved his head for the role, giving him a skinhead appearance.
• He decided to go with a skinhead look for the summer.
• The documentary explored the skinhead movement of the 1980s.
• Police were investigating incidents involving local skinhead groups.
• The former skinhead spoke about leaving the extremist movement.
• Skinhead fashion typically includes boots and braces.