karens
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(slang, derogatory, originally African-American Vernacular) A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted in racism against minority races—and frequently targets or antagonizes individuals who face greater societal challenges or must work significantly harder than she.
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(by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
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A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand.
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A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic.
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A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Կարեն (Karen).
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Former name of Kayin (“state (administrative division) of Myanmar”).
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(historical) One of the seven great Parthian feudal families.
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Alternative letter-case form of Karen (“(derogatory) any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement”). [A female given name from Ancient Greek.]
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