tarzanese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Broken English, such as that spoken by the fictional character Tarzan (as played by film actor Johnny Weissmuller from 1932 to 1948).

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"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.”"
"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."
"View points: A quick lesson in Tarzanese."

From Tarzan + -ese.

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What does tarzanese mean?

Broken English, such as that spoken by the fictional character Tarzan (as played by film actor Johnny Weissmuller from 1932 to 1948).

Where does tarzanese come from?

From Tarzan + -ese.

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