Barack
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English
Etymology
Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.
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Proper noun
Barack
- A male given name from Arabic.
- 1995, 2004 Barack Obama, Dreams from my Father, Crown Publishers (2004), →ISBN, page 104:
- "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), →ISBN, page 104:
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male given name
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Adjective
Barack (comparative more Barack, superlative most Barack)
- (predicative, Internet slang, humorous) 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").