tarzanese

Etymology

From Tarzan + -ese.

tarzanese means broken English, such as that spoken by the fictional character Tarzan (as played by film actor Johnny Weissmuller from 1932 to 1948). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.

noun

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