Forgive the baseball analogy, but the Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain and the Red Sox’ Jacoby Ellsbury, both rookie standouts in 2007, may not have become phenoms quite as quickly if they were named, say, Ed Smith.

Barack Obama, too, is no Ed Smith.

His candidacy may be enthralling to many, but there’s no doubt that the name Barack Obama lends itself to neologisms and serious buzz. With this in mind, Slate.com developed an Encyclopedia Baracktannica, a list of words that have been “Obamafied” across America.

A few highlights of the Encyclopedia Baracktannica:

Baracturnal (Obama after midnight), Obamage (respect or reverence for Barack), Baracktail (alcoholic beverages at Obama campaign events), Barackroach (Obama, as seen by Hillary Clinton), and so on. Click on the Obama word generator to see more!