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Karen haircut
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English
Etymology
From the use of en Karen, beginning in the late 2010s, as a pejorative for an entitled middle-aged white woman. The association of a specific hairstyle with this type of woman began with a meme in 2014 pairing a photo of a white woman with an asymmetrical blond bob with the text "The 'Can I Speak To A Manager' Haircut".Rob Dozier, "I Want to Speak to the Manager!", Slate, 21 August 2018Aja Romano, "Karen: The anti-vaxxer soccer mom with speak-to-the-manager hair, explained", Vox, 5 February 2020Rachel E. Greenspan, How the name 'Karen' became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme", Insider, 26 October 2020
Pronunciation
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Noun
en slang derogatory A hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
en can I speak to the manager haircut
en 27 April 2020 Vic Bell A Nation In Paralysis Salient Victoria University of Wellington https://issuu.com/salientmagazine/docs/salient_2020_issue_08 14 There was no misinformation from middle-aged women on Facebook with Karen haircuts.
2020, A. W. Hartoin, Bottle Blonde (published 15 September 15 2020), unnumbered page:
A woman with a Karen haircut pointed at a hall in the back
2020, Matthew Archbold, American Antigone (published 16 September 2020), page 117:
The blonde with the Karen haircut had terrible acne, which she concealed with makeup.
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References
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