Arizona pin-striping
n.— «The choicest (and hardest) pieces of the trace still remain. Bring your own catclaw, just in case we don’t find enough on the route. Naturally, your 4WD vehicle gets an absolutely free Arizona pin-striping job.» —“Pseudoscience strikes again” by Don Lancaster Electronics Now Dec. 1, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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