different between subculture vs suedehead

English

Etymology

sub- +? culture

Noun

subculture (plural subcultures)

1. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.

   The goth subculture has its own mode of dress, and it has a characteristic musical style.

   • 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7.

     Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.

2. (biology) A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium

Translations

Verb

subculture (third-person singular simple present subcultures, present participle subculturing, simple past and past participle subcultured)

1. (biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture

See also

• subculture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

subculture f

1. plural of subcultura

English

Etymology

suede +? -head, influenced by skinhead.

Noun

suedehead (plural suedeheads)

1. A member of an offshoot of the British skinhead subculture, originating in the 1970s and characterised by longer hair and more formal clothing than the skinheads.
   • 2013, Joseph O'Connor, Where Have You Been? (page 271)

     Bluebeat and ska from a boombox on the pavement. A suedehead dancing a delirious, inebriated moonstomp with a girl who looked like a solicitor's apprentice.