Tarzanish

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1. Synonym of Tarzanian.

   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.

   1926 September 29, Blackwood's Magazine, New York, page 334, column 1

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   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.

   1990 August 27, “Edberg Comfortable at the Top”, in New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast), page 1

   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.

   1997 December 18, “Identity crises save the day”, in Financial Times, London, page 15

   Synonyms: Tarzanian