karen
IPA: kˈɛrʌn
Root Word: Karen
noun
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular, derogatory) A middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege.
- (by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
- (historical) One of the seven great Parthian feudal families.
- A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Կարեն (Karen).
- A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand.
- A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic.
- Former name of Kayin (“state (administrative division) of Myanmar”).
- Alternative letter-case form of Karen (“(derogatory) any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement”) [A female given name from Ancient Greek.]
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Examples of "karen" in Sentences
- You've reached the mailbox of Karen.
- Write to Karen Talley at karen.talley@dowjones.com
- The work is presently in the hands of Karen Jansen.
- The group was an offshoot of the Karen National Union.
- Karen worked as a laundress for 7 years in Newzealand.
- How does Karen manage to maintain its phonic integrity
- He and Karen fancied each other, but nothing came of it.
- Karen was the feisty and volatile wife of Steve McDonald.
- Karen Horney describes the other strategies as a neurotic.
- So I feel ya. karen wester newton on Apr 1st, 2010 at 3: 13 pm
- Karen Black, originally cast as the ingenue, was replaced out of town.
- Excuse me Mrs Crawford Karen said to the lady working at the dishwasher.
- Time to go check out new books … karen wester newton on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 8: 58 am
- Mrs. Obama should call Kate Winslet, whose Golden Globe gown was exquisite. — karen
- So I ended up with B lusz, etc.Ugh. karen wester newton on May 3rd, 2010 at 6: 10 pm
- Only dumb people are the ones who can’t appreciate her voice. karen is truly the standard by which all artists are rated.
- However, once again, Florida voters get the brunt of the decision of a republican house – sounds like 2000 all over again karen P
- Posted in TV with tags amy pond, doctor who, eleventh doctor, karen gillan, matt smith, sci-fi, science fiction, scifi on April 3, 2010 by bytor
- on 03 Dec 2003 at 9:42 am5alan sampson does anyone know how to write the name karen in elvish writing i cant find anything of any use anywhere. on 15 Dec 2003 at 5:46 pm6Crystal
- Here McIntyre wonders why we're stuck with the term karen P. said, "Can someone tell me the difference in usage between affect and effect, i usually just guess and cross my fingers!"
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