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Tarzan

Tarzan

6 4.8
A very strong, agile man often used as a joking nickname
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑrzən/
  • Informal
: Tarzán
  • After he lifted the heavy weights effortlessly, everyone called him Tarzan because of his strength.

And then you just, you jump and you swing like Tarzan and around the Cape Fear River and around Bowie's Creek, all behind Ben's house.

Examples

  • And then you just, you jump and you swing like Tarzan and around the Cape Fear River and around Bowie's Creek, all behind Ben's house.

  • You know what? I am just going all like Tarzan on this thing. There we go.

  • I thought you were going to swing dude straight Tarzan it OK?

  • And that.. and that.. that tarzan outfit.

  • I said, Holy Mackel Tarzan, you know, you're a little bit too late to the market and he's all excited.

  • That's like wrestling with tigers and pretending to be Tarzan and there's a Tarzan.

  • WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, TARZAN?

  • I SUPPOSE YOU STILL THINK YOU'RE TARZAN, DO YOU?

  • He swung from the trees like Tarzan, showing off his incredible agility.

  • The stuntman performed leaps and bounds that made him look just like Tarzan in the movies.

Synonyms

superman
vsTarzan
365 5.8

A person much stronger and more able than most people

is strong and agile but stays within human capability
Goliath
vsTarzan
58 7.4

A very large, powerful person or thing named after a giant in the Bible

is athletic and agile rather than being unusually huge or giant
iron man
vsTarzan
8 5.2

A man with a very strong body who can keep working or moving for a long time

shows agile, natural strength rather than sheer endurance
strongman
vsTarzan
2 5.6

A man who shows great physical strength by doing acts like bending steel

relies on athletic agility and natural movement, not staged feats
muscleman
vsTarzan
1 4.5

A man with large strong muscles from exercise

has functional, quick strength used for climbing and agile acts
hulk of a man
vsTarzan
1 5.2

A very large man who is strong

combines strength with agility and quick movement despite size

Compounds

Tarzan of the Apes
  • Literature
1 5.1

A man raised by apes who is the hero of adventure books

How Strong

Tarzan
  • Informal
6 4.8
athlete
659 2.0
Joe
  • Informal
37 2.5
weakling
  • Offensive
25 4.4

Surface Forms

Tarzan singular
Tarzans plural

Etymology

Tarzan as a common noun comes from that famous hero known for great strength and for swinging on vines, so people call a very strong or very agile man a 'Tarzan' as a compliment or a joke.