Barack

//ˈbɒɹətsk// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

Adjective

1
Alternative letter-case form of Barack. alt-of
2
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"). Internet, humorous, predicative
"It was so Joever, but now we're so Barack."

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.""

"Barack Obama is aiming for an international ban on nuclear weapons, but is not against them in all wars."

Etymology 1

From Hungarian barack (“apricot, peach”), probably an ellipsis of barackpálinka, a compound with pálinka (“brandy”).

Etymology 2

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

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