Tarzanism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any behaviour reminiscent of the fictional character Tarzan, especially displays of primitive and exaggerated masculinity or power. uncountable

    "Meanwhile the real nature of Tarzanism, whether some sinister possession or simply the age-long appetite for the monstrous, just now a little out of hand, remains as far from solution as ever."

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"Meanwhile the real nature of Tarzanism, whether some sinister possession or simply the age-long appetite for the monstrous, just now a little out of hand, remains as far from solution as ever."

Etymology

From Tarzan + -ism.

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