Barack

proper nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//bəˈɹak/
United Kingdom/-ˈɹɑːk//
United Kingdom//ˈbaɹak//
United States//bəˈɹɑk//
United States//bəˈɹæk//

A male given name from Arabic.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Arabic.
"What did Marcus call you just now? Some African name, wasn't it?" "Barack." "I thought your name was Barry." "Barack's my given name. My father's name. He was Kenyan." "Does it mean something?" "It means 'Blessed'. In Arabic. My grandfather was a Muslim."
Joe Biden has had a two-word retort to recent questions about his record on civil rights and race: Barack Obama.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.

adjective

1
A pun on the first name of United States President Barack Obama and back, often used in the phrase "we're so Barack" ("we're so back"). Formed antonymically to "it's Joever" ("it's over").
It was so Joever, but now we're so Barack.

Forms

comparative: more Barack
superlative: most Barack

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Barack · A male given name from Arabic.

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