skingirl

English

Skinhead women with straight-cut fringes

Etymology

From 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 […]