Out-tarzan

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To perform better than the fictional character Tarzan, especially at feats of athleticism.

    "One wishes to be anew Smollett; another, to out-Tarzan the chronicler of apes."

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"One wishes to be anew Smollett; another, to out-Tarzan the chronicler of apes."

Etymology

From out- + Tarzan.

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