Karen

Karen; an entitled, complaining (usually middle-aged) woman (mocking meme name)

Origin

Adopted from English-language meme culture of the late 2010s. 'Karen' stereotypically denotes a (usually white, middle-aged) woman who behaves self-righteously and condescendingly, loudly complains about supposedly poor service and 'wants to speak to the manager'. Its exact origin is uncertain; once partly anti-racist in intent, the meme is today used mostly as a mocking, pejorative label, and is also used in German.

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Examples

  • Sie hat sich beschwert, die Karen.

    She complained about every little thing, total Karen.