Karen

¹ American  

[kuh-ren] / kəˈrɛn /

noun

plural

Karens,

plural

Karen

1. a group of people of eastern and southern Myanmar (Burma).

2. one of these people.

3. the language of the Karen, a Tibeto-Burman language of the Sino-Tibetan family.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Karen people or their language.

Karen ² American  

[kar-uhn, kahr-] / ˈkær ən, ˈkɑr- /

noun

1. Also Karin a first name, form of Katherine.

2. Informal: Disparaging.

   1. a white, usually middle-class woman who is rude, demanding, and aggressive toward other people, particularly customer service workers.

   2. a person acting in an aggressive, entitled, rude way.

      He went full Karen on the poor store manager and threatened to get her fired.

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Karen British  

/ kəˈrɛn /

noun

1. a member of a Thai people of Myanmar

2. the language of this people, probably related to Thai and belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family

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Example Sentences

Karen Young, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy, also at Columbia University, added that Iran's decision to target civilian, and in particular tourist infrastructure, was unprecedented.

From BBC

YouTube attorney Melissa Mills also sought to distance the video platform from Instagram, emphasizing that Karen both knew and approved of Kaley’s YouTube use, and even posted videos of her on the app.

From Los Angeles Times

Chief Financial Officer Karen Parkhill gave downbeat commentary, citing rising memory costs.

From Barron's

“People treat the groups as their own personal Google,” says Karen Wyant, a California retiree who frequents Facebook cruise groups for tips.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chief Financial Officer Karen Parkhill said the company remains focused on executing its mitigation plans.

From The Wall Street Journal