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Karen

¹ American  

[kuh-ren] / kəˈrɛn /

noun

Karens, plural Karen plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Karen
  plural
• Karens
  plural

Example Sentences

The spending plan now heads to Mayor Karen Bass for final approval.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

His survivors include his wife, along with their three daughters—Kim L. Targoff, Becky T. Peterson and Karen L. Leibowitz, all medical doctors—and eight grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Karen Glenn, Social Security’s chief actuary, has said there are more than 140 different options on the Social Security Administration’s website to address the pending insolvency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Karen Usher was 21 when she joined the Royal Air Force in 1990, and says years of feeling forced to hide her sexuality left her suffering a "mini-breakdown" while deployed in Italy.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

“You hush, Mary Anne,” Karen said, “this is the first game.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy