Karen
1 Americannoun
plural
Karens,plural
Karen-
a group of people of eastern and southern Myanmar (Burma).
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one of these people.
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the language of the Karen, a Tibeto-Burman language of the Sino-Tibetan family.
adjective
noun
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Also Karin a first name, form of Katherine.
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Informal: Disparaging.
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a white, usually middle-class woman who is rude, demanding, and aggressive toward other people, particularly customer service workers.
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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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noun
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a member of a Thai people of Myanmar
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the language of this people, probably related to Thai and belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family
Example Sentences
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Karen howls in a video Kaley posted to Instagram as a teenager.
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.
Chief Financial Officer Karen Parkhill said the company remains focused on executing its mitigation plans.
Mayor Karen Bass is among those calling on Wasserman to step down, telling reporters last week that it’s “unfortunate” the LA28 board is supporting him.
From Los Angeles Times
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