英和和英

名詞

Tarzanese (uncountable)

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

   Synonym: Tarzan-speak

   • 1970 August 17, Sports Illustrated, Chicago, page 60, column 1:

     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.”

   • 2001, Frank Palescandolo, Remembrance of a Restaurant: A Decameron of Dining, iUniverse, page 199:

     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.

   • 2002 November 19, The South Wales Echo, Cardiff, page 24:

     View points: A quick lesson in Tarzanese.