Definitions for Karen
kəˈrɛnKaren

Princeton's WordNet(3.38 / 18 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Karen, Karenic(noun)

   the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

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1. Karen(ProperNoun)

   A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   Left you a lover in that far land, / O Karen sad, that you pine so long! / Would I could unravel and understand / That sorrowful, sweet Norwegian song!

   Etymology: From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sense "middle-aged woman" comes from the popularity of the name among baby boomers and Gen-Xers.

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1. karen

   an unnecessarily entitled, demanding, or racist woman

   That Karen wants to speak to the manager.

   Etymology: A common name for middle-aged women

   Submitted by ryan_1 on August 2, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Karen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2548

Anagrams for Karen »

1. Anker

2. Naker

How to pronounce Karen?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Karen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Karen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Karen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Karen in a Sentence

1. Ed Rendell:

   Kamala can rub some people the wrong way. Karen Bass is not likely to do that, the number one rule for picking the VP ? Do no harm.

2. Ephraim Mattos:

   Even though the Burma Army eventually pulled back their troops in preparation for the June rains, they told the Karen leaders that they will come back, it is not a matter of ‘if’ the Burma Army will attack the Karen, but rather ‘when.’ And many predict it will be this fall, when the rainy season ends.

3. Karen Kasich:

   I'm really, really positive, up'til now, you know, the celebrity candidates have been the story. I'm not Karen Kasich.

4. Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri:

   He can come on with a relatively genteel persona that is calm, or he can come in very aggressive and be aggressive in a way that you would not normally see a presidential, you know Republican nominee behave and so we're preparing for either one. Fox News can confirm that two of the most experienced debate strategists – D.C. lawyer Karen Dunn and former Al Gore aide Ron Klain -- have been overseeing the Westchester County debate prep. Dunn famously told President Obama to punch Mitt Romney in the mouth after a lackluster debate performance in 2012. The Clinton campaign and surrogates meanwhile are trying to get under Trump’s skin by circulating a 19-page list of Trump’s.

5. Alfred Hale Caplan:

   Karen doesn’t like it when I tell this.

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