human safari

noun

1. an organized tour that takes tourists to unfamiliar places where they can observe the lifestyle of Indigenous or other local people.

   human safaris to remote tribal communities;

   a human safari through the slums of Mumbai.

Word History and Origins

Origin of human safari¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Most of what residents dub “human safari” videos appear on Telegram channels dedicated to celebrating them.

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In the meantime, Ukrainian cities on the frontline will continue being wiped out, citizens in Kherson will continue being subjects of “human safari” for Russian drone operators, people across Ukraine will continue experiencing daily air raids that send them scurrying into shelters.

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After the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, the studio stopped marketing the film, whose trailer featured well-heeled travelers embarking on a creepy human safari.

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One of the ads features the supermodel Adwoa Aboah driving through Brixton, staring at the interesting street life as if on a human safari and talking about its “amazing soul and rhythm … People here are real”.

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