Barack

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈrɑk/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈrak, -ˈrɑːk/, /ˈbarak/

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Barack

1. 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."

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Barack (comparative more Barack, superlative most Barack)

1. (predicative, Internet slang, humorous) Back. (returned or restored to a previous place or condition)

   Antonym: Joever

   It was so Joever, but now we're so Barack.

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