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 25, 2008
Get the Tonya Harding Optionmug. 
You can see how it benefits Tonya Harding to have friends that will intervene in disputes between her and other people, but it's hard to see how any of these folks she calls friends benefit any from the relationship, or being known as Tonya Harding's friends. It seems like you'd be guilty by association if you had ties to Tonya Harding, and eople knew about it.
by The Original Agahnim July 9, 2021
Get the Tonya Harding's friendsmug. 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
Get the Tonya Hardingmug. a girl boss who isn’t afraid to show herself to the world. She has a big butt and a beautiful smile. She likes singing songs and doing the renegade. She’s going to felch Nigel and Charlee tonight in the back of her car at 3:30 AM. She is also homophobic.
Toyosi you act like a Tonya!
Charlee, stop with the act, you’re not Tonya!
Nigel’s girl is just like a Tonya!
Charlee, stop with the act, you’re not Tonya!
Nigel’s girl is just like a Tonya!
by felcher4life April 5, 2024
Get the Tonyamug. 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
Get the Tonya Tappermug.