| NOUN | group | bootboys, skinheads | a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | skinheads | |
| Members | skinhead, skin | A young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations |
| Broader | youth subculture | A minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members |
| Spanish | skinheads | |
| Catalan | skinheads | |
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