Karen

Karen means "pure". It is a Danish name, from the Greek word "Aikaterine". The name can also mean "clear" in French, but generally speaking, it means "pure" in most places.

In recent years, "Karen" has become an internet slang term and meme used for entitled middle aged women (mostly targeted at female baby boomers and gen xers as of now). It's used for women who yell at employees, typically is the employee asks them to wear a face mask during a pandemic or if they make a tiny mistake while doing their job. They are also used for women who are racist, xenophobic, anti-sematic, and homophobic. They can be of any race or nationality. It's also used for women who feel that they don't have to listen to or respect authority, probably because they were never disciplined as kids and got away with everything. It's also used for women who put down younger generations for no reason, yet will get triggered if a teen says, "Ok boomer" to them. Also, they insult you based on your political or religious beliefs.

Person 1: "Man, that lady is such a Karen!"
Person 2: "Her name isn't Karen."
Person 1: "I know, but she's acting like a Karen."
Person 2: "You mean she acts pure?"
Person 1: "No! The exact opposite. I guess you haven't heard of the meme."

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Bret

A person who makes up fake stories about their life to make himself look more interesting. Then they make you feel like a bad person when you find out they were lying and confront them about it.

Bret: "One time my dad hit me with a train when I was 2, and I wore a cast for my arm and 3 band aids for 6 days. One time when I was 10, I got into a fight with 8 Navy Seals and won. I simply kicked every one of them in the balls, one by one. They all got a dishonorary discharge for getting beaten up by a child. I'm from Rome, Romania, and I used to eat Ramen noodles there all the time b/c they're an authentic Romanian dish. I spoke French, because that's the #1 most common language spoken there. Also, I'm adopted."

Person 1: "I don't think any of that is true . Also, isn't Rome in Italy?"
Bret: "You think I don't know about my own country? What would you know? You're just a stupid American."
Person 1: "Okay! I'm sorry."
Bret: "Billie Eilish asked me out once while I was in the gym. I said no, b/c I was dating Zendaya at the time. Once I was sent away to a poultry farm to live among the chickens in their tiny cages because my parents hated me. I had to share a cage with 50 roosters for 7 yrs, and the farmers almost turned me into chicken nuggets 8 times."
Person 1: "I feel like that's not true."
Bret: "Why would I lie about something like that? I'm trying to share a traumatic event with you & your 1st response is to question me and invalidate my experience?"
Person 1: "Uh.."
Bret: "I grew up my entire life as a homeless child, b/c my adopted parents have no jobs."

Person 1: "Your parents are literally brain surgeons."

Bret: "SHUT UP DYLAN!"

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