karen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Karen noun A slang term, often used mockingly, for an entitled woman — typically a middle-aged white woman — who makes unreasonable demands or complains disproportionately, often targeting people with less social power than her.
Senses
karen is used for these senses in English:
- Karen A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand.
- Karen (slang, derogatory, originally, _, AAVE) A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted in racism against minority races—and frequently targets or antagonizes individuals who face greater societal challenges or must work significantly harder than she.
- Karen A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic.
Karen — full definition
- noun A slang term, often used mockingly, for an entitled woman — typically a middle-aged white woman — who makes unreasonable demands or complains disproportionately, often targeting people with less social power than her.
- noun A member of the Karen people, an ethnic group from Myanmar and Thailand, or their language.