noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
unevenly cropped hair; badly cut hair
Describes hair that is cut with uneven lengths, resembling a tiger's stripes. Often used humorously or critically for a bad haircut.
自分で切ったら虎刈りになっちゃった。
When I cut it myself, it ended up all uneven.
その子の虎刈りの髪型がなんとも言えず可愛い。
That kid's unevenly cropped hairstyle is indescribably cute.
ざんばら also means unevenly cut hair, but often implies a more ragged, disheveled look, while 虎刈り specifically evokes the striped pattern of a tiger.
Compound of 虎 (tora, 'tiger') and 刈り (kari, 'cutting, mowing'), from the resemblance of unevenly cut hair to a tiger's striped pattern.