Ba a yawan amfani da kalmar "hulky" a cikin Ingilishi kuma ba ta fitowa a yawancin ƙamus. Duk da haka, mai yiwuwa an samo shi daga kalmar "hulking," wanda ke nufin babba, mai nauyi, da damuwa. Saboda haka, "hulky" na iya nufin wani abu mai girma, mai nauyi, kuma mai banƙyama don motsawa ko rikewa.
