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Barack en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /bəˈɹæk/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (Internet, humorous, predicative) 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

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Antonyms

Joever

Barack en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbaɹak/ (UK)
  • -ˈɹɑːk/ (UK)
  • /bəˈɹɑk/ (US)
  • /bəˈɹak (UK)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Arabic.
    • Joe Biden has had a two-word retort to recent questions about his record on civil rights and race: Barack Obama. 2019 July 12, Laura Barrón-López and Alex Thompson, “Biden under fire for mass deportations under Obama”, in POLITICO:
    • "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." 1995, 2004 Barack Obama, Dreams from my Father, Crown Publishers (2004), page 104

Deriveds

Baracknophobia · BHO

Relateds

Barak · Mubarak

Translations (32)

mk Бара́к (male given name) · ug باراك (male given name) · mr बराक (male given name) · de Barack (male given name) · th บารัก (male given name) · vi Ba-rắc (male given name) · chr Ꮖ̃ᎳᎩ (male given name) · cmn 巴拉克 (male given name) · be Бара́к (male given name) · hi बराक (male given name) · tr Burak (male given name) · ko 버락 (male given name) · lt Barackas (male given name) · ru Бара́к (male given name) · eo Barako (male given name) · sh Барак (male given name) · ka ბარაკ (male given name) · ja バラク (male given name) · ur براک (male given name) · he ברק (male given name) · sh Barak (male given name) · fi Barack (of Obama) (male given name) · pt Barack (male given name) · hy Բարաք (male given name) · uk Бара́к (male given name) · he ברוך (male given name) · fa باراک (male given name) · sh Barack (male given name) · bg Бара́к (male given name) · el Μπαράκ (male given name) · ar بَارَاك (male given name) · ne बराक (male given name)