I. ˈber-ək, -ik; ˈba-rək, -rik noun
Etymology: French baraque hut, from Catalan barraca
Date: 1686
1. : a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison
2.
a. : a structure resembling a shed or barn that provides temporary housing
b. : housing characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity — usually used in plural in all senses
II. transitive verb
Date: 1701
: to lodge in barracks
III. verb
Etymology: perhaps from dialect (northern Ireland) barrack to brag
Date: 1887
transitive verb
chiefly British : to shout at derisively or sarcastically
intransitive verb
1. chiefly Australian : root , cheer — usually used with for
2. chiefly British : jeer , scoff
• bar·rack·er noun