hairy arms

A form of hairy arm — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hairy arm
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