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Barack.

A male given name from Arabic.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/bəˈɹakUK-ˈɹɑːk/UK/ˈbaɹak/UK/bəˈɹɑk/US
  1. A male given name from Arabic.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/bəˈɹæk/US
  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").

    Internet · humorous · predicative
    It was so Joever, but now we're so Barack.
Where this word comes from

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

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