Tarzany

From Tarzan +‎ -y.

Tarzany (comparative more Tarzany, superlative most Tarzany)

1. Characteristic of, befitting, or resembling, the fictional character Tarzan; suggestive of savage jungle life.
   • 1937 March 31, “Hollywood”, in Variety, New York, page 68, column 5:

     Lou Gehrig passed his screen tests for Sol Lesser and is supposed to report for his Tarzany pix after the ball season explodes.

   • 2006, Wendy Spero, Microthrills: True Stories from a Life of Small Highs, Penguin, page 169:

     Or whether a one-shouldered Tarzany shirt is too trendy, or genuinely stunning in an ironic, self-aware kind of way.

   • 2008 April 12, The Orlando Sentinel, Florida, page 3:

     "The back is all wild, a Tarzany look," Pam Findley said. "It's all tropical, with a lot of different ferns."

   • 2024 March 12, As a 'Seasoned Professional,' Jenny Slate now finds strength in her sensitivity, Philadelphia, via NPR: Fresh Air:

     Then there's one that's, like, kind of, like, a variation that happens when there's, like, you're watching something and you don't know what's going on, which is like, (screaming). That's sort of more Tarzany.