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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From [[Hulk]], a fictional character from Marvel Comics.
From [[Hulk]], a fictional character created by {{w|Stan Lee}} and {{w|Jack Kirby}} for the {{w|Marvel Comics Universe}}, who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.


===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb|hulks out|hulking out|hulked out}}
{{en-verb|hulks out|hulking out|hulked out}}


# To present as [[imposing]] or [[intimidating]], as in a person [[flex]]ing [[muscle]]s and becoming [[enrage]]d.
# To become [[enrage]]d in an [[imposing]] or [[intimidating]] manner.
#* {{quote-web
|date=2012-06-19
|title=Alec Baldwin PUNCHES Paparazzo After Getting Marriage License!
|work=PerezHilton
|url=http://perezhilton.com/2012-06-19-alec-baldwin-gets-marriage-license-punches-paparazzo#.WKGqplOLR9M
|passage=Alec Baldwin completely '''Hulked-out''' on a paparazzo this morning, after picking up a marriage license with his beautiful fiancé, Hilaria Thomas.
}}
#* {{quote-video
#* {{quote-video
|actor={{w|Vincent Rodriguez III}}
|actor={{w|Vincent Rodriguez III}}
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|date=2016-10-24
|date=2016-10-24
|passage=Our media is so punch-drunk from the 16-month Hindenburg explosion of Trump’s candidacy, they no longer notice how awful he is unless he '''hulks out''' on stage or grabs the foundational principles of our republic by the pussy.
|passage=Our media is so punch-drunk from the 16-month Hindenburg explosion of Trump’s candidacy, they no longer notice how awful he is unless he '''hulks out''' on stage or grabs the foundational principles of our republic by the pussy.
}}
# To gain significant [[muscle]] mass from [[exercise]].
#* {{quote-web
|date=2012-01-10
|first=Joshua|last=Naterman
|title=Need Advice on Building Rounder Chest without Weights?
|work=GymnasticBodies Forums
|url=https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/topic/7052-need-advice-on-building-rounder-chest-without-weights/
|passage=One of my best friends has '''hulked out''' his chest, triceps and shoulders exclusively with weighted push ups at my recommendation.
}}
#* {{quote-web
|title=How to eat to bulk up
|first=Rachael|last=Schultz
|date=2016-12-09
|url=http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/what-to-eat/how-eat-bulk
|work=Men's Fitness
|passage=You want to be in a permanent state of '''Hulking out''', but chances are, if you’re reading this article, building bulk doesn’t come naturally.
}}
#* {{quote-web
|title=Cross-Training Workouts Every Runner Should Try
|first=Molly
|last=Hurford
|date=2017-01-09
|url=http://blog.mapmyrun.com/cross-training-workouts-every-runner-try/
|work=MapMyRun
|passage=A review of studies done on runners and strength training showed generally positive impacts and no negative consequences. You won’t '''hulk out''' or bulk up just fine-tune some lean muscle in ways that running alone can’t do.
}}
}}



Revision as of 12:51, 13 February 2017

English

Etymology

From Hulk, a fictional character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Marvel Comics Universe, who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.

Verb

hulk out (third-person singular simple present hulks out, present participle hulking out, simple past and past participle hulked out)

  1. To become enraged in an imposing or intimidating manner.
  2. To gain significant muscle mass from exercise.
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