Utah claw
n.— «Actually, it was a “Utah Claw” that led to Roy Horn’s injury. According to the owner of the Mirage, the tiger became distracted by a woman with big hair in the front row. (I can sympathize; I also can’t help but stare at a white-trash woman with a hairdo that she hasn’t changed in 20 years.)» —“Town Talk: Should humans be playing with tigers?” by Dandle CTcentral.com (Conn.) Oct. 10, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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