Karenhood
Karenhood noun: the condition of being a Karen ("a middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege").
Noun
Karenhood (uncountable)
- The condition of being a Karen ("a middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege").
- The mother and daughter in Golembeskiz's clip have fallen victim to Karenhood on TikTok, a pejorative slang term for white women displaying unjustified public displays of anger or entitlement.2020 August 24, Luke Kenton, “Bizarre moment mask-less woman and her 'Karenette' daughter accuse passengers of racism as they are jeered and slow-clapped off Spirit Airlines flight”, in The Daily...
- Some of @shiniquekosmetics' best videos veer away from body butter tasters and into genuine Karenhood, with several of her uploads detailing her conversations with irritating, entitled, or downright rude customers.2021 October 7, Nahila Bonfiglio, “'So you really going to post me on your TikTok': Cosmetics influencer exposes salty DMs from Karen customer”, in The Daily Dot, archived from the original on 26 May...
- Synonyms:
- Karenicity
Examples of Karenhood in a sentence
- Drawing a straight line from lynching picnics to Karenhood, Daniels deconstructs the tiny daily behaviors of 'nice white ladies' that create structural racism across the United States today.2021 October 21, Jessie Daniels, quoting Minal Hajratwala, Nice White Ladies, Basic Books, →ISBN:
- Other white bodies simply leave, and I experience their Karenhood or Kevinhood later.2022 April 22, Resmaa Menakem, The Quaking of America, Central Recovery Press, →ISBN:
Synonyms of Karenhood
Origin of Karenhood
From Karen + -hood.
Questions about Karenhood
- What does Karenhood mean?
- Karenhood means the condition of being a Karen ("a middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege").
- How do you use Karenhood in a sentence?
- Drawing a straight line from lynching picnics to Karenhood, Daniels deconstructs the tiny daily behaviors of 'nice white ladies' that create structural racism across the United States today.
- What part of speech is Karenhood?
- Karenhood is a noun.
Words near Karenhood in the dictionary
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