barack

noun, adj — 2 senses

barack

nounalso spelled Barack

/ˈbɒɹətsk/

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

Hungarian apricot brandy.

Barack

adj

US /bəˈɹæk/

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

Internet, 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").

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

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