You can usually spot one from across the parking lot. That dyed bob is locked in place with half a can of hairspray, and they head for the counter like a lawyer walking into court, receipt in hand and a voice that rattles the shelves three aisles over. Store managers feel their stomachs drop the second those automatic doors slide open, and most of them would happily hide in the stockroom until the coast is clear.
Karens, as the internet has lovingly dubbed them, have been giving service workers and neighbors a hard time for years now. Naturally, a whole subreddit popped up dedicated to calling them out, and its members don’t hold back. We’ve rounded up some of the funniest memes and posts from the group, so scroll down to see Karen energy at its finest.
#1 I Just Saw This On Fb And I’m Losing My S**t
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#2 Peacock Karen – Lvl 90 Boss
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#3 Thought This May Be Amusing
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Pretty much everyone has crossed paths with someone like this at least once. It might have happened at a coffee shop, or it could have been a neighbor who complained to the HOA about a slightly overgrown lawn.
Over time, the internet decided this kind of person needed a name, and it landed on Karen.
#4 Karens Are Bad
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#5 Cheat Sheet For Your Reference
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#6 This One Is Just A Gem
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According to Know Your Meme, a Karen is usually pictured as an irritating, entitled woman who acts like the world owes her something.
Her most famous move is demanding to speak to the manager, often over the tiniest problem. She tends to complain loudly, and she rarely backs down once she gets going.
#7 I Screamed When I Saw This
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#8 Karen Wants To Speak To The Manager Of Netflix
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#9 Karen In Training
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The stereotype even comes with a signature look. A Cambridge University Press blog points out that the Karen type has its own physical traits, and some people consider reality TV star Kate Gosselin to be “Karen Zero.”
Her choppy, angled cut basically became the blueprint for the famous “can I speak to your manager” bob. These days, a single photo of that hairstyle is enough for people online to know exactly what kind of person is being described.
#10 Ulltttrraaaaa Cooommmmbbooo
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#11 Perfect Response To Karens
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#12 Oh Karen. You So Funny
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Funnily enough, Karen used to be a perfectly ordinary name. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, it ranked among the top 10 names for baby girls in the US between 1951 and 1968, which is probably why the stereotype skews middle-aged.
As for how it turned into an insult, even Know Your Meme admits it’s hard to say exactly where it started. One popular theory points to the airheaded Karen in 2004’s Mean Girls. Others trace it back to Dane Cook’s 2005 stand-up bit about the one friend in every group nobody actually likes.
#13 The Only Kind Of Karen I’ll Accept
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#14 The Biggest Karen
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#15 Karen You Can Wear A Mask For 3 Minutes
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Some people also credit Black Twitter, where the name had long served as a way to call out white women who weaponized their privilege against others.
Wherever it began, Reddit played a big part in spreading it. A subreddit devoted to mocking Karens launched in December 2017 and quickly filled up with jokes about an ex-wife who took the kids in a custody battle.
By 2020, the meme had exploded amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing awareness of police brutality against Black Americans.
#16 She Keeps Popping Up Everywhere
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#17 It’s My Right
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#18 Karen: Reloaded
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As the term grew more popular, so did the backlash. In April 2020, radical British feminist Julie Bindel sparked a heated debate when she suggested the term was rooted in hatred of women and class prejudice.
Others felt it unfairly singles out women of a certain age. Journalist Karen Yossman, for example, compared it to blonde jokes and called it just another chance to knock women down.
#19 Somethin’ Bout A Truck
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#20 A Group Of Karens
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#21 I Thought This Was Kinda Funny
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The debate even made its way into a courtroom. In 2025, a UK employment tribunal judge described the term as pejorative and said it comes close to being discriminatory based on race and age.
Plenty of people push back on that view, though. Washington Post writer Karen Attiah, who happens to share the name, argued that comparing the meme to real slurs downplays actual violence and discrimination.
#22 It’s Their Version Of The Bible
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#23 Who’s The Karen Here…?
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#24 I Think This Belongs Here
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Wherever you land on the debate, the Karen meme has stuck around for years, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon. For most people, it’s simply a funny way to poke at bad behavior that almost all of us have witnessed.
So if you’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with one, the posts below should feel pretty familiar.
#25 Karen’s Bible
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#26 You Can Find A Manager For Anything
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#27 An Inconvenient Truth
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#28 My Name Is Not Susan
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#29 I Can Hear It
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#30 Not. A. Word
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#31 I Don’t Ever Want To Be A Manager
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#32 Poor Cashier
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#33 Karen
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#34 Gotta Catch Em All!
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#35 Watch Out For Bridezilla Karen!
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#36 Karen Doesn’t Understand Handicapped Parking
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#37 Entitled Parents Meme (Sept. 24th 2019)
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#38 Dear God
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#39 *angry Karen Noises*
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#40 Twisty Indeed
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#41 No Story, Just Thought Y’all Would Appreciate This
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#42 That’s Not How It Works
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#43 Vaccinate Ur Kids, Karens!
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#44 Toxic Roommates Mom Slipped This Under Our Door
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#45 Hoa Karen
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#46 And That Is Why You Shouldn’t Be A Karen
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#47 Covid-Karen
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#48 When Karen Misses Breakfast
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#49 When This Is All Over, We Will Remember You, Karen
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#50 Karen Thinks She’s Jesus
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#51 Mind Blown
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#52 Looks Like A Karen To Me
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#53 Entitled Karen’s Mad About Not Being Recognized At Restaurant
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#54 Karen Halloween Costumes!
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#55 Karen In Training
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#56 A Place Where Karen Can Dine Amongst Her Own!
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#57 They Are Becoming Organized
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#58 When Your Dog Would Like To Speak To A Manager
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#59 Karen At The Airport
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#60 You May Now Drink The Monster
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#61 Karen Is Single And Ready To Mingle!
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#62 Karens Are Evolving
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#63 The Perfect Karen Gift!
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#64 This Dog Wants To Talk To The Manager
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#65 Just Day Drinking At Marshall’s
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#66 Actual Karen And The Pool
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#67 Entitled Grandma Shaming Disney Employees And Interns For Crying About Being Laid Off
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#68 Sorry Karen. We Can’t Be Friends Anymore
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#69 This Is Near My Hometown. It’s In A Very Ritzy Part Of The City. Scientists Speculate This Is Where The Karen Haircut Originated
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#70 Summon The Manager!
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#71 She Became The Very Thing She Swore She’d Destroy
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#72 Karen Expects Everyone To Follow Her Schedule
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#73 4000 Year Old Karen Wasn’t Happy With Her Order
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#74 Karen Running A Group I Infiltrated Posted This
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#75 Found Out Where They Live/Come From
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#76 Spotting Of The Rare Male Karen
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#77 She Wants To Talk To Covid’s Manager
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#78 Yap
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#79 Karen Does Not Compute
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#80 7 Year Old Karen In Training
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#81 If You Really Want To Give A Nice Spook To All Managers While Trick Or Treating
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#82 Karen Wasn’t Happy With Her Vacation, And Is Now Making Threats To Get The Islands Blown Away!
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#83 Oh God
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#84 Other People In Labor? But I Had An Appointment!!
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#85 My BF Was Working At A New Job Site And Found This
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#86 I Can’t Believe This Is Real
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#87 The Mothership
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#88 They Only Charged Us For The Beer!
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#89 Carpooling Karen Reports A Fart
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#90 Pregnant Woman Thinks She Can Skip Line By Law
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#91 How About Your Manager
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#92 Apparently You Don’t Speak It Either, Heather
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