Arizona pinstriping n. scratches to an automobile’s exterior caused by bushes, brush, or branches. Also Arizona pinstripes, usually plural. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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AKA ‘desert pinstriping’.
Thanks! I’ll revise the entry to include the term.