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skingirl

skingirl noun: a female member of the skinhead subculture.

skingirl: a female member of the skinhead subculture
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Noun

skingirl (plural skingirls)

  1. A female member of the skinhead subculture.
    • Several white power skingirls told me of slam dances at which there was “no mercy for the weak.”2003, Kathleen M. Blee, Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement, page 182
    • For some, this may be associated with general appearance, such as the Chelsea-type haircut characteristic of skingirls […]2009, George McKay, Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe, page 73
    Synonyms:
    skinbyrd

Synonyms of skingirl

Forms of skingirl

pluralskingirls

Origin of skingirl

From skin + girl.

Questions about skingirl

What does skingirl mean?
Skingirl means a female member of the skinhead subculture.
What part of speech is skingirl?
Skingirl is a noun.
What is the plural of skingirl?
The plural of skingirl is skingirls.

Words near skingirl in the dictionary

  1. skinfolk
  2. skinfood
  3. skinfoods
  4. skinful
  5. skinfuls
  6. skingirl
  7. skingirls
  8. skinhead
  9. skinheaded
  10. skinheadism
  11. skinheads

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