Tarzany

comparative more Tarzany · superlative most Tarzany

1. Characteristic of, befitting, or resembling, the fictional character Tarzan; suggestive of savage jungle life.

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

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

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

   1937 March 31, “Hollywood”, in Variety, New York, page 68, column 5

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

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

   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.

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