Barack — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A male given name from Arabic.

   Related words

   BarakMubarak

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   "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."

   Joe Biden has had a two-word retort to recent questions about his record on civil rights and race: Barack Obama.

Adjective

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").

   Usage

   • Internet
   • Humorous
   • predicative

   Antonyms

   Joever

   Examples

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