A typical gesture of Tarzan ...
It seems to be a symbol of male showing-off. So, if I used the sentence without mentioning Tarzan, would you recognize my intended irony, or better said sarcasm in allusion to him? = "He bumped/beat/drummed onto his chest and roared."
Thank you for your reply and explanation.
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A typical gesture of Tarzan ...
It seems to be a symbol of male posturing/bravado . So, if I used the sentence without mentioning Tarzan, would you recognize my intended irony, or, better said, sarcasm in allusion to him? = "He bumped/beat/drummed his chest and roared."Thank you for your reply and explanation.
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I would recognize the reference to Tarzan, but without the context I'm not sure that I would get the irony. Also, from your list, "bumped" provokes a different image, one of two men bumping their chests together on a sportsfield..
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Thank you.
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Tarzan lived in the jungle and originally started to beat his chest because he was copying gorillas.
So I would recognise it without reference to Tarzan.
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