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. 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. 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
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. 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
Get the Tonya Hardingmug. 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.