Tarzanese

English

Etymology

From Tarzan +‎ -ese.

Noun

Tarzanese (uncountable)

  1. Broken English, such as that spoken by the fictional character Tarzan (as played by film actor Johnny Weissmuller from 1932 to 1948).
    Synonym: Tarzan-speak
    • 1970 August 17, Sports Illustrated, Chicago, page 60, column 1:
      On the contrary, one of his favorite everyday expressions is “Umgawa,” which he defines as Tarzanese for “Let’s get the hell out of here.”
    • 2001, Frank Palescandolo, Remembrance of a Restaurant: A Decameron of Dining, iUniverse, page 199:
      Often, fresh from the act he dined at the restaurant, still uptight, forgetting where he was, he ordered in the Tarzanese of the Arena. The waiters thought him a gibbering baboon.
    • 2002 November 19, The South Wales Echo, Cardiff, page 24:
      View points: A quick lesson in Tarzanese.
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