A fork of Rural Dictionary
Verb. To be acting like a Karen.
“Am I Karening right now?”
”You were Karening pretty hard.”
If we’re all Karening each other we will never get along. Nobody’s perfect, we all fall short. Be cool. Give the benefit of the doubt - and catch yourself from Karening. We’re all in this together.
(Verb)
The act of being a Karen.
“(Karening intensifies.)
“Man, I wish Rebbekah would stop Karening so much.”
Middle aged woman, typically blonde, makes solutions to others' problems an inconvenience to her although she isn't even remotely affected.
Karen sues the local city council after they installed a new STOP sign that hides the sun from her window for two minutes a day. The sign was installed after a school boy on his bicycle was hit by a speeding driver and died.
Karen refuses to wear a face mask for her 5 minute trip to the supermarket during a pandemic. She harasses the workers, asks to see the manager and threatens to sue.
Karen complains that her favorite parking spot was replaced by a ramp for wheel chairs. She parks her car in the old spot anyway and shoots a vlog about it.
Karen is a pejorative term used in the United States and other English-speaking countries for a woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is appropriate or necessary. A common stereotype is that of a white woman who uses her privilege to demand her own way at the expense of others.
"so ive been working on this outfit for a long time, and my stepmom karen won't let me wear it out tonight. Respect the drip karen"
A disease that causes middle aged entitled women to behave like animals when they don’t get their way. If met with resistance from people, the Karenitis will start to develop. Symptoms include dramatic outburst, arguing with strangers about random things that don’t concern them, and asking to speak to ones manager. May also include threats of suing or calling the police. A lifelong virus that can only be cured by public exposure and losing her job.
‘’That crazy older woman has the Karenitis! That is why she blows up in public over things that are none of her business’’