Citations:Karen haircut

Noun: "(slang, derogatory) a hairstyle associated with entitled middle-aged white women, typically a layered, asymmetrical bob with blonde highlights"

 * 2019, C. Roy Pitcher, reader comment in Salt Lake City Weekly, 4 July 2019, page 4:
 * Yup, that's a lot of #Karen haircuts. Thanks, #Karen.
 * 2020, Vic Bell, "A Nation In Paralysis", Salient (Victoria University of Wellington), 27 April 2020, page 14:
 * There was no misinformation from middle-aged women on Facebook with Karen haircuts.
 * 2020, Seline Westerhof, "Who is the Manager of Climate Change?", thesis submitted to Tilburg University in August 2020, page 37:
 * In this tweet, we can see how this particular ‘Karen haircut’ meme is fused with the picture of Greta Thunberg’s speech, combined with the text: “I want to talk to the manager of climate change now!”
 * 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.
 * 2020, "Top Halloween Costumes for 2020", Binghamton Review (Binghamton University), 28 October 2020, page 8:
 * All you need is that signature Karen haircut and you're good to go!
 * 2021, Benjamin C. Dugdale, "Depth of Field (Striking Distance)", in "Out There in the Dark There's a Beckoning Candle: Stories", a short-story collection submitted as a thesis to Memorial University of Newfoundland in April 2021, pages 98-99:
 * I retrieve one of Serenity’s dog-class business cards, which I usually save for Van [Vancouver] locals, but I underline the ‘online tutorials’ note in black Sharpie, use inductive reasoning (which everyone usually calls deductive) to observe the dog and then determine which of the identical Karen haircuts in identical Costco-discount Eddie Bauer jackets and identical Roper fake cowgirl boots owns the dog, and then give her the card.
 * 2019, Audrey, quoted in "Severna Park Middle School", Severna Park Voice (Severna Park, Maryland), June 2021, page 26:
 * I would see what house I live in, if I have any pets, and most importantly, make sure I don’t have a Karen haircut.
 * 2021, Divine Grace, "Sweet Divinity", Watermark, 2 September 2021 - 15 September 2021, page 17:
 * In just 10 short months, I have kept my (increasingly) fat trap shut about some of the crap that threatened to topple a democracy while the plague combined with a "Karen" haircut have led some pretty random people to act like complete idiots.