An entitled person with a pattern of playing the victim to avoid responsibility for the consequences of their actions or to gain sympathy or something monetarily.
This is the third time that woman has come in here to complain about her coffee despite it being made exactly how she ordered it, she must be a serial Karen.
by KittyQuickClaw September 28, 2022

Karen is one of the best friends you could have, she's always easy to make happy with some stupid jokes or even some food (hamburgers or coffee). She's always down to chitchat or to gossip with her friends about any topic. Sometimes she can be very sentimental but you can cheer her up pretty easily. If you are up to help her, she'll be up to help you too. She usually knows when something is wrong, so you should listen to them more frequently.
by BLAGE July 26, 2022

Karen Ballsnatcher (noun)
Definition:
A Karen Ballsnatcher is a middle-aged to older woman with the classic privileged suburban, soccer-mom look—stiff shirt-butch haircut, pearl-clutching tendencies, statement earrings, and an inflated sense of superiority—who actively seeks to undermine and emasculate adult men. Unlike other “Karens,” she doesn’t just fuss—she dominates, nagging, berating, and theatrically scolding men as if they were incompetent children. Every word, shriek, and demand is designed to make a man feel small, powerless, and infantilized, while she parades her control like a badge of honor. She thrives on asserting authority over men, leaving them flustered, floundering, and fully aware they are in her crosshairs. Synonymous with battle-axe, hag, shrew, terrorizer of grown men.
In a nutshell: A Karen Ballsnatcher is a woman who treats men like her personal punching bags, fussing and nagging until she gets to feel in charge.
Etymology:
Named after the viral September 5, 2025 incident at a Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins game. Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader smashed a home run into the stands, caught by a dad who gave it to his 10-year-old son on his birthday. Enter the Karen Ballsnatcher: the woman who stormed over, loudly argued with the father, and pushed her way into the spotlight—snatching not just the ball, but the authority of the startled father. Her antics exploded online, cementing her as the queen of bratty dominance.
Definition:
A Karen Ballsnatcher is a middle-aged to older woman with the classic privileged suburban, soccer-mom look—stiff shirt-butch haircut, pearl-clutching tendencies, statement earrings, and an inflated sense of superiority—who actively seeks to undermine and emasculate adult men. Unlike other “Karens,” she doesn’t just fuss—she dominates, nagging, berating, and theatrically scolding men as if they were incompetent children. Every word, shriek, and demand is designed to make a man feel small, powerless, and infantilized, while she parades her control like a badge of honor. She thrives on asserting authority over men, leaving them flustered, floundering, and fully aware they are in her crosshairs. Synonymous with battle-axe, hag, shrew, terrorizer of grown men.
In a nutshell: A Karen Ballsnatcher is a woman who treats men like her personal punching bags, fussing and nagging until she gets to feel in charge.
Etymology:
Named after the viral September 5, 2025 incident at a Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins game. Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader smashed a home run into the stands, caught by a dad who gave it to his 10-year-old son on his birthday. Enter the Karen Ballsnatcher: the woman who stormed over, loudly argued with the father, and pushed her way into the spotlight—snatching not just the ball, but the authority of the startled father. Her antics exploded online, cementing her as the queen of bratty dominance.
1. “At the office meeting, a Karen Ballsnatcher in upper management cornered my coworker and scolded him about using the wrong font, leaving him stammering like a flustered schoolboy.”
2. “During the barbecue, our Karen-Ballsnatcher neighbor lectured Dad for ten minutes on how to grill the burgers, and by the end he was double-checking every flip like a nervous teen.”
3. “The gym trainer barely said a word before the Karen Ballsnatcher principal started criticizing his form, and he spent the next hour apologizing for existing.”
4. “At the family game night, Uncle Mike tried to explain the rules, but a Karen Ballsnatcher interrupted him with such shrieking authority that he surrendered the dice without a fight.”
5. “She marched into the boardroom, wagging her finger at every man in sight, and left them all sitting silently like children who had just been caught stealing cookies.”
2. “During the barbecue, our Karen-Ballsnatcher neighbor lectured Dad for ten minutes on how to grill the burgers, and by the end he was double-checking every flip like a nervous teen.”
3. “The gym trainer barely said a word before the Karen Ballsnatcher principal started criticizing his form, and he spent the next hour apologizing for existing.”
4. “At the family game night, Uncle Mike tried to explain the rules, but a Karen Ballsnatcher interrupted him with such shrieking authority that he surrendered the dice without a fight.”
5. “She marched into the boardroom, wagging her finger at every man in sight, and left them all sitting silently like children who had just been caught stealing cookies.”
by Tonetare2016 September 10, 2025

Karen is likely a middle-aged woman, who believes her generation was the best and all other generations are inferior. She likes to annoy those from other generations by bringing an authority figure for a situation that doesn't go her way. She also believes that men are inferior to women, and incapable of caring for children.
by The_Anti_Karen December 31, 2020

The hallmark sign of Karen brain is the absolute lack of honor and respect when women say something.
Karen brain disallows conversation and recourse, no chances for recuperations in the hopes of maintaining a low testosterone environment, where honor and respect are not given it's due diligence.
Karen brain disallows conversation and recourse, no chances for recuperations in the hopes of maintaining a low testosterone environment, where honor and respect are not given it's due diligence.
by brrrrrko May 19, 2024

heres some things a karen would say uwu
"iF YOU DARN KIDS DONT STOP SKATEBOARDIN ON MY ROAD IM CALLING THE SHERIFF" "its my body my choice so i dont have to wear a mask but its YOUR body MY choice when it comes to abortion" "homosexuality is a sin! god hates you! youre going to hell!" "transgenders are sinners and pedophiles! stop transing your gender!!!!!!!!"
"iF YOU DARN KIDS DONT STOP SKATEBOARDIN ON MY ROAD IM CALLING THE SHERIFF" "its my body my choice so i dont have to wear a mask but its YOUR body MY choice when it comes to abortion" "homosexuality is a sin! god hates you! youre going to hell!" "transgenders are sinners and pedophiles! stop transing your gender!!!!!!!!"
by evan_was_here September 23, 2021
