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skinheads vs youth subculture

youth subculture vs skinheads

skinheads and youth subculture both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skinheads Yes No No No
youth subculture Yes No No No
As nouns, youth subculture is a hypernym of skinheads; that is, youth subculture is a word with a broader meaning than skinheads:
  • skinheads: 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
  • youth subculture: a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
skinheads (noun) youth subculture (noun)
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 a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
Difference between skinheads and youth subculture

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