Karen haircut
Karen haircut noun: a hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
Noun
Karen haircut (plural Karen haircuts)
- A hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
- There was no misinformation from middle-aged women on Facebook with Karen haircuts.2020 April 27, Vic Bell, “A Nation In Paralysis”, in Salient, Victoria University of Wellington, page 14
- A woman with a Karen haircut pointed at a hall in the back […]2020, A. W. Hartoin, Bottle Blonde (published 15 September 15 2020), unnumbered page
- Synonyms:
- can I speak to the manager haircut
Synonyms of Karen haircut
Forms of Karen haircut
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Origin of Karen haircut
From the use of 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".
Questions about Karen haircut
- What does Karen haircut mean?
- Karen haircut means a hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blond highlights.
- What part of speech is Karen haircut?
- Karen haircut is a noun.
- What is the plural of Karen haircut?
- The plural of Karen haircut is Karen haircuts.
Words near Karen haircut in the dictionary
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