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.
- 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.
- 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.