karen

noun
UK: /ˈkærən/
US: /ˈkerən/

  1. A woman, often stereotyped as being entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is considered appropriate or necessary.

    1. That Karen is always complaining to the manager. [ ] [ ]
    2. The woman's behavior was pure Karen, demanding special treatment and yelling at the staff. [ ] [ ]
karen intransitive-verb

  1. To behave in a manner that is considered entitled or overly demanding.

    1. Don't Karen about the small stuff. [ ] [ ]
    2. He started to Karen when they didn't have his favorite coffee blend. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "karen" is /ˈkærən/ in British English and /ˈkerən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "karen": "That Karen is always complaining to the manager.". More examples on the page.