Hulk

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//hʌlk//

A fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.

proper noun

1
A fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.
Fry: How can you say Lars is more mature than me? Leela: Well, for one thing, his checkbook doesn't have the Hulk on it.

Etymology

The name of a character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Marvel Comics universe, it has since entered the everyday English lexicon. The name itself is most likely derived from the word hulk (“large person or thing”), which predates the character. See the Wikipedia link at the bottom.

noun

1
A person resembling, especially physically, the Hulk from the Marvel Comics universe.
2
A strongman.

Forms

plural: Hulks

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Hulk · A fictional Marvel Comics character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.

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