barack

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/ˈbɒɹətsk/UK/bəˈɹakUK-ˈɹɑːk/UK/ˈbaɹak/

noun

Hungarian apricot brandy.

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

Opposite
Joever
OriginHungarian barack →
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Meanings

barack1

nounbarack (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHungarian apricot brandy.

barack2

adjectivebarack (comparative more barack, superlative most barack)

comparative more barack · superlative most barack

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Barack.

Barack3

proper noun
  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
    1 more example

    "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
adjectiveBarack (comparative more Barack, superlative most Barack)

comparative more Barack · superlative most Barack

  1. InternethumorouspredicativeA 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.

    Antonyms: Joever

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveA 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").

Opposite
Joever

Origin

barack · noun

  1. Hungarianbarack“apricot, peach”
  2. Englishbarack

From Hungarian barack (“apricot, peach”), probably an ellipsis of barackpálinka, a compound with pálinka (“brandy”).

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Barack · proper noun, adjective

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

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Translations

Arabic بَارَاك
  • بَارَاك (bārāk)male given name
Bulgarian Бара́к
  • Бара́к (Barák)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 巴拉克
  • 巴拉克 (Bālākè)male given name
Esperanto Barako
  • Barakomale given name
Finnish Barack (of Obama)
  • Barack (of Obama)male given name
German Barack
  • Barackmale given name
Greek Μπαράκ
  • Μπαράκ (Barák)male given name
Hebrew ברק, ברוך
  • ברק (barák)male given name
  • ברוך (barukh)male given name
Hindi बराक
  • बराक (barāk)male given name
Japanese バラク
  • バラク (Baraku)male given name
Korean 버락
  • 버락 (Beorak)male given name
Lithuanian Barackas
  • Barackasmale given name
Persian باراک
  • باراک (bârâk)male given name
Portuguese Barack
  • Barackmale given name
Russian Бара́к
  • Бара́к (Barák)male given name
Thai บารัก
  • บารัก (baarák)male given name
Turkish Burak
  • Burakmale given name
Ukrainian Бара́к
  • Бара́к (Barák)male given name
Urdu براک
  • براک (barāk)male given name
Vietnamese Ba-rắc
  • Ba-rắcmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

barack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barack

MLA

“barack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barack.

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