A political strategy being considered by the Clinton campaign to destroy the viability of Barack Obama's political campaign. To compromise your opponent's ability to compete: see Tonya Harding
by Guido1 March 26, 2008
A baton, typically a retractable/collapsible type that is carried by the police and can be easily carried by an average civilian and used for self-defense or destroying kneecaps.
The term is derived from the 1994 attack of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by Shane Stant, who was later revealed to be hired by Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckardt. Eckardt was the bodyguard to and Gillooly was the ex-husband of rival Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding. The attacker used a 21-inch (53 cm) ASP telescopic baton and was intending to break the knee of Kerrigan, thus allowing Harding to advance further. Many news outlets and people have since associated Tonya Harding directly with the attack and the alliterative term "Tonya Tapper" was created.
The term is derived from the 1994 attack of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan by Shane Stant, who was later revealed to be hired by Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckardt. Eckardt was the bodyguard to and Gillooly was the ex-husband of rival Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding. The attacker used a 21-inch (53 cm) ASP telescopic baton and was intending to break the knee of Kerrigan, thus allowing Harding to advance further. Many news outlets and people have since associated Tonya Harding directly with the attack and the alliterative term "Tonya Tapper" was created.
"Did you hear Jimmy got hit up with a Tonya Tapper? He's never going to walk the same."
"I keep a Tonya Tapper in my car in case of emergencies."
"What is the word for a Tonya Tapper again? You know, the one that you smash into the ground to collapse or into kneecaps."
"I keep a Tonya Tapper in my car in case of emergencies."
"What is the word for a Tonya Tapper again? You know, the one that you smash into the ground to collapse or into kneecaps."
by DictionaryContributor B===D May 1, 2023
A conservative female. On the spectrum of OCD or ADHD complex. Needs to be dolled up and exceptionally high maintenance. Anything out of the ordinary will cause utter chaos and temper tantrums. Likes Yorkies, Temu, Shein, desserts, clothes. Dislikes anything not listed above
Dang, that Tonya Fay is sorting through her Temu order and eating a whole bag of double stuffed Oreos while that yorkie is begging for some too and she mad because she got Oreos on bling pumpkin shirt
Someone that had more than one adversary (someone that stood up against/opposed her) in life to end up either mysteriously getting killed, or mysteriously getting injured, despite not having any direct involvement in the events.
For someone who was not involved directly in any of the incidents, people that weren't on Tonya Harding's side sure did have some bad things happen to them.
by The Original Agahnim June 7, 2021
Die hard Tonya Harding suuporters- Heil Tonya Harding, we will never question your greatness or stand up to you when we don't agree, because there will never be a time we don't agree! Who do you want us to off today, who was mean to you today?
by The Original Agahnim June 7, 2021
The girl with the serious looking/sounding defense mechanism (the one that kept the world from finding out that she was actually a soft, spiritual person at heart).
Even Tonya Harding's character looked/sounded a little too serious to be true at the more comedic points in the movie portraying her.
by The Original Agahnim June 7, 2021