Bathhouse Barry

proper noun

Nickname for Barack Obama.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bathhouse Barry.”

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USderogatoryhumorousslanggovernmentNickname for Barack Obama.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bathhouse Barry.

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Origin

From rumors that Obama spent a lot of time in Chicago's gay bathhouses. First use appears c. 2011 online.

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APA

Bathhouse Barry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathhouse%20Barry

MLA

“Bathhouse Barry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathhouse%20Barry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bathhouse Barry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathhouse%20Barry.

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