Tarzanish

English

Etymology

From Tarzan +‎ -ish.

Adjective

Tarzanish (comparative more Tarzanish, superlative most Tarzanish)

  1. Synonym of Tarzanian.
    • 1926 September, Blackwood's Magazine, New York, page 334, column 1:
      Ann, the Wog-Pog, and I took an early morning stroll to the wood of the monkeys, where we were duly rewarded by Tarzanish performances from tree to tree.
    • 1990 August 27, “Edberg Comfortable at the Top”, in New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast), page 1:
      The night Edberg fulfilled his singular ambition of becoming the No. 1 tennis player in the world by defeating Michael Chang in a quarterfinal match in Cincinnati, he didn't celebrate. No jumps for joy, no uncorking of sparkling wines or emotions, no Tarzanish chest-pounding.
    • 1997 December 18, “Identity crises save the day”, in Financial Times, London, page 15:
      Our Tarzanish hunk (Brendan Fraser) whose comic speciality is swinging straight into tree trunks - the first four times it is funny - follows the beautiful backpacking heiress (Leslie Mann), met when he saves her from a lion, back to New York.
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