Tarzan yell

English

Noun

Tarzan yell (plural Tarzan yells)

  1. A loud, long, yodeling call made by the fictional character Tarzan as played by film actor Johnny Weissmuller from 1932 to 1948.
    • 1933 August 19, Bailey's Weekly, Perth, page 2, column 5:
      Did You Know [...] That Johnny Weismuller often releases his terrific "Tarzan" yell that can be heard from one end of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to an other when he feels good.
    • 1981 July 25, “Me Tarzan, You Bo-ring in Aped Epic”, in The Boston Globe, page 1:
      Miles O'Keeffe, as The Ape Man, demands equal body time. His physique resembles "The Discus Thrower," and so does his performance. Except for five Tarzan yells, he's mute.
    • 1991 November 22, The Jerusalem Post, page 18:
      Surveying the living-room from on high and seeing that it was good, I climbed down the date palm, but not before I gave out three hearty Tarzan yells as I banged my bare chest with both fists.
    • 1993 July 2, International Herald Tribune, Paris, page 18:
      Carol Burnett donned a hardhat and let out one of her Tarzan yells at the dusty, 12-acre (5-hectare) site construction site of an arts center. "Perfect acoustics," she said after surprising construction workers with the noise.
    • 2003 February 16, The Independent on Sunday, London, page 17:
      When Don Bragg cleared 4.70m to win the pole vault at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he delighted the crowd by celebrating with a Tarzan yell.
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