A meme derived from a joke Dane Cook told sometime in the early 'teens or so. It went viral and since then, no parent in the western hemisphere would dare touch it as a possible name for their newborn daughter.
Young Girl : Mommy, why didn't you name me Karen ?
Mom : Dear, what's wrong with Deuteronomy Lips ? Is this a Boy Named Sue thing ?
Young Girl : No, it's not ! In fact, I happen to LOVE the name Karen ! I think I'm going to sue you and Dad both for not naming me properly ! Hah ! 😛
Mom : Oh, f****in' s**t, you are a Karen ! 😖😫🥵
Mom : Dear, what's wrong with Deuteronomy Lips ? Is this a Boy Named Sue thing ?
Young Girl : No, it's not ! In fact, I happen to LOVE the name Karen ! I think I'm going to sue you and Dad both for not naming me properly ! Hah ! 😛
Mom : Oh, f****in' s**t, you are a Karen ! 😖😫🥵
by Virgin Suicides April 3, 2024

Word immature boys (of all ages) on the internet have repurposed from it's original meaning - an entitled white woman who treats service people like sh*t and calls the cops on black people for breathing - to any female who disagrees with them, especially if he is too stupid to refute her argument.
"Karen": "I just think you should be a little more careful with your words because it sounds like you are promoting domestic violence."
Little Boy of Unknown Age: "Shut up, Karen. Why don't you go call the manager."
Little Boy of Unknown Age: "Shut up, Karen. Why don't you go call the manager."
by Anya KARENina December 13, 2020

Used to be a normal cliche name in movies until the internet meme it
Karen- A person with short bob cut dirty blonde hair who often says "Can i speak to your
Karen- A person with short bob cut dirty blonde hair who often says "Can i speak to your
by JO MAMA OLD HAG August 2, 2020

by Pansexual Sad Non-binary beach April 11, 2020

Karen entered the English language from Danish, where it has been a short form of "Katherine" since medieval times. It proceeded from the Greek word Aikaterine, which is believed to mean "pure." It became popular in the English-speaking world in the 1940s. The name Karen was one of the top 10 names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the third most popular girl's name in 1965. Due to its increasingly common derogatory use since 2017, the name has become significantly less popular in the United States in recent years.
Karen is a proper name and should not be used otherwise. When used as slang to mean "bad" or "vile", feelings of anger, hate, and sadistic amusement are evoked and directed toward anyone with this name. The derogatory use of the name Karen started as a joke in current pop culture but it has been perpetuated to the point that the popularity of the name is in decline and some people who were given this noble name at birth have legally changed their name due to the stigma that is now attached. That's no longer a joke.
Karen is a proper name and should not be used otherwise. When used as slang to mean "bad" or "vile", feelings of anger, hate, and sadistic amusement are evoked and directed toward anyone with this name. The derogatory use of the name Karen started as a joke in current pop culture but it has been perpetuated to the point that the popularity of the name is in decline and some people who were given this noble name at birth have legally changed their name due to the stigma that is now attached. That's no longer a joke.
by Celtic Woman1 May 5, 2023

Karen is a .middle aged woman, usually white, who runs around attempting to shame people into conforming to draconian mask wearing and social distancing protocols out in place to for a virus less deadly than the common flu. Karen is supportive of the "New Normal or "Great Reset". Karen loves to make public spectacles and is a class A virtue signaler.
by Veritas Invicta March 18, 2021

The bitch that makes you get your manager refuses the free fries you offer for not placing the malts on the tray
That fucking Karen is here
by Internet CRUSADER November 1, 2020
