Tarzans
Ape-raised wild men
Tarzans is the plural of Tarzan, from the fictional jungle hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
A Tarzan is someone who swings through trees or moves with athletic, ape-like agility: a couple of Tarzans showing off on the rope course.
The name evokes primitive masculinity and physical prowess in wild settings.
Dense tropical forest
- ape-manHypothetical evolutionary intermediate
- loinclothWrapped groin covering
- JaneFemale given name
- yellSpeak very loudly
Burroughs · tree-dwelling · savage · feral · wild-man · Africa · pulp · adventure
Speak very loudly
- chest-beatingOstentatious self-aggrandizement
- loinclothWrapped groin covering
- impersonationPretending to be another
- parodySatirical imitation
costume · Halloween · howl · playground · diving · cannonball · showoff · daredevil
Uncivilized, brutish men
- yodelersSingers alternating vocal registers
- muscle-boundExcessively developed physique
- primitivesBasic irreducible elements
- savagesUncivilized or brutal people
adventurers · rescuers · strongmen · acrobats · protectors
jungle
Dense tropical forest
Burroughs · yell · tree-dwelling · savage · feral · wild-man · Africa · pulp · adventure · orphan
yell
Speak very loudly
- chest-beatingOstentatious self-aggrandizement
- loinclothWrapped groin covering
- impersonationPretending to be another
parody · costume · Halloween · howl · playground · diving · cannonball · showoff · daredevil · stunt
wild-men
Uncivilized, brutish men
- yodelersSingers alternating vocal registers
- muscle-boundExcessively developed physique
- primitivesBasic irreducible elements
savages · adventurers · rescuers · strongmen · acrobats · protectors
Tarzanscity slickers
Urban dwellers, countryside-naive
sophisticates · dandies · aristocrats · urbanites · cosmopolitans
Tarzansweaklings
Physically or mentally feeble people
milquetoasts · wimps · pushovers · couch potatoes · pencil-necks
Tarzansgentlemen
Men of refinement
fops · dandies · men of letters · aesthetes · metrosexuals
- Tarzan and JaneJungle man and his mate
- Tarzan yellIconic vine-swinger's ululation
- Tarzan swingSuspended arc via rope