hairy arm

noun

Definitions

  1. A purposeful flaw or obvious mistake introduced, usually to a graphic design, in order to…

    A purposeful flaw or obvious mistake introduced, usually to a graphic design, in order to bait or divert the attention of a boss or client who might otherwise focus on harder-to-fix or less trivial mistakes.

    • "You should always put a hairy arm into every project you work on, to give the client something to change. Of course, you've got to make the arm dumb enough."
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hairy, arm.

    • My brother has hairy arms.

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