karens

/K EH1 R AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    (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.

  2. 2

    (by extension, derogatory) Any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement.

  3. 3

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  4. 4

    A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand.

  5. 5

    A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic.

  6. 6

    A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Կարեն (Karen).

  7. 7

    Former name of Kayin (“state (administrative division) of Myanmar”).

  8. 8

    (historical) One of the seven great Parthian feudal families.

  9. 9

    Alternative letter-case form of Karen (“(derogatory) any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement”). [A female given name from Ancient Greek.]