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Japanese term meaning: "death from overwork."
Karoshi has become an important social problem in Japan, where salarymen willingly work such long hours that their state of health plummets
Karoshi by ducky31 August 15, 2009
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carmilla karnstein 

The best lesbian vampire you will ever encounter. She knows everything about the philosophy & her style is edgy af.
Jane: hey did you watch the latest Carmilla episode?
Katy: of course I did! Carmilla Karnstein is so insightful and badass.

Jane: I know! Carmilla and Laura Hollis are my OTP
carmilla karnstein by Chlarke February 28, 2016

kartoshka 

i love you my kartoshka

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kartoshka by kartoshka December 31, 2008
A character created by Data East who first appeared in the game Bad Dudes, then to other games such as his own game entitled Karnov. He is a fat, Russian, fire-breathing circus freak with a moustache and red pants. He has appeared in Bad Dudes, Karnov, Fighters History, Fighters History Dynamite(also known as Karnov's Revenge) and the ever popular Dance Dance Karnov.
Oh no, Karnov! Green fish guy with bag and hand down his pants is dancing around city breaking things!
Karnov by karnovrpg May 19, 2005
Death caused by too much hard over-working. This term is from Japanese. Korean and Japanese has this word that can be written in chinese character. Karosi is consisted of 3 chinese character which means over, work and death. If a person's death is identified as karosi, his or her family gets financial help from company or insurance.
Jack : What is the cause his death?
Susan : It's karosi.
Jack : In US, people don't acknowledge karosi.
Susan : Well, it's japanese company. So,...
Jack : Good for his family. As a friend of his, I am glad to hear that.
karosi by choonmann November 13, 2005

karooskurk 

Afrikaans word : A person that rapes a blind and mute person, and breaks their fingers afterwards so that the blind / mute person cannot testify in court using sign language.
That karooskurk deserves the death penalty.
karooskurk by Mojay187 October 14, 2016
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"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

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