skingirl

English
Skinhead women with straight-cut fringes

Etymology

skin +‎ girl

Noun

skingirl (plural skingirls)

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