(n.) overcoming boredom by yelling; the uncontrollable urge to yell and scare the crap out of others.
When work became too quiet, Lori showed her inner tarzanism by letting off with an incredible AAah-ah-iii-ah-iii-ah-ii-aah yell making her co-workers jump.
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Get the tarzanism mug.1. (adjective) When one's attire, designed or weathered, resembles garments worn by Tarzan.
2. (adjective) To describe lewd or inapropros behaviour during social interactions and gatherings.
2. (adjective) To describe lewd or inapropros behaviour during social interactions and gatherings.
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I think I've got a bad case of tarantism, I just can't seem to stop myself from getting down and funky.
It's really a word, look it up in the real dictionary.
It's really a word, look it up in the real dictionary.
by sean82fta September 5, 2005
Get the tarantism mug.(TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm)- An uncontrollable urge to dance - After Taranto, a town in southern Italy where this phenomenon was experienced during the 15-17th centuries. It's not clear whether tarantism was the symptom of a spider's bite or its cure, or it may have been just a pretext to dodge a
prohibition against dancing. The names of the dance tarantella and the spider tarantula are both derived from the same place.
prohibition against dancing. The names of the dance tarantella and the spider tarantula are both derived from the same place.
"The director is in a wild delirium, spinning in circles as though stricken with tarantism, his whirring camera held at arm's length, panning, tilting, arcing and oscillating and making other moves that have no name."
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Get the tarzanic mug.Like how Tarzan grabs another vine before letting go of the one he's holding, this is starting to hook up/date someone new before breaking up with your current partner
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