Utah claw
n.— «“Very proud to say she has never had a spiral perm nor big, crunchy bangs.”…”Around here we call it the Utah Claw.”» —by kimncyn@aol.comspamiam (Cyn) Usenet: alt.radio.talk.dr-laura Nov. 16, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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