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
Get the Karen mug.by MrWhite2020 May 7, 2023
Get the A howling of Karen's mug.entitled women who demands for help beyond necessary.
their behavior included:
- calling managers to fire their employees.
- hate of being filmed for her crime.
- acting violent to everyone nearby.
- screaming in the middle of argument.
- used their religion as weapon.
- refused getting ticket from police.
- demands to have her food paid by her date.
- sue a a company for disagreeing with them.
- play victim on daily basis.
- got lighter punishment for the exact amount of crime.
- often racist.
their behavior included:
- calling managers to fire their employees.
- hate of being filmed for her crime.
- acting violent to everyone nearby.
- screaming in the middle of argument.
- used their religion as weapon.
- refused getting ticket from police.
- demands to have her food paid by her date.
- sue a a company for disagreeing with them.
- play victim on daily basis.
- got lighter punishment for the exact amount of crime.
- often racist.
by Soggy_Oreo February 13, 2021
Get the karen mug.an insult to a women or thot who has a fondness of talking to managers, driving kids to soccer practice, browsing Facebook and instasnap, workout selfies, technology dis fails, claiming this exact word being as insulting as the word nigga ( don't worry I have an N-Word pass), being a real fucker, ect..
Karen: dId YoU kNoW 5g CaUsEs CoRoNa ViRus?
Karen: LeT mE tAlK tO yOuR mAnAgEr! Im SuRe He WiLl ThInK dIfErEnTlY!
Karen: LeT mE tAlK tO yOuR mAnAgEr! Im SuRe He WiLl ThInK dIfErEnTlY!
by TheIntellegenceMan May 22, 2020
Get the karen mug.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
Get the Karen mug.A white 40-year-old woman who dramatically breaks down when the slightest inconvenience happens.
Usually has an unstylish short blonde bob haircut.
When provoked, she will do one of these three things:
--Collapse onto the ground, crying or screaming
--Demand to speak to the manager
--Tell you what you can and can't do, even if it's not a rule
Usually has an unstylish short blonde bob haircut.
When provoked, she will do one of these three things:
--Collapse onto the ground, crying or screaming
--Demand to speak to the manager
--Tell you what you can and can't do, even if it's not a rule
Cashier: "I'm sorry, our Ice-Cream machine is broken at the mome-"
Karen: "EXCUSE ME, your machine was working perfectly fine yesterday!"
Cashier: "Madam, it broke down yesterday, would you like anything else?"
Karen: "I want to speak to your manager!"
Karen: "EXCUSE ME, your machine was working perfectly fine yesterday!"
Cashier: "Madam, it broke down yesterday, would you like anything else?"
Karen: "I want to speak to your manager!"
by Kermit Curly Toes April 7, 2022
Get the Karen mug.A pejorative term for a meddlesome entitled moral busy body that is always trying to lord over others and impose their will on them through various means including but not limited to legal coercion, harassment, slander, gossip, ostracization, condescension, bullying, and fear mongering. The term originates from a stereotypical middle-aged female malcontent imagined to be named "Karen" that the entire HOA neighborhood quietly loathes.
Omg, that Karen demanded to speak to the manager when she couldn't get something she wanted that was never even on the menu but she didn't realize I WAS THE MANAGER so I showed her the door. She'll probably sue us now. Oh well
by Sugarsail1 January 8, 2023
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