[Ads-l] Earliest Known Use of "Karen"

[Geoffrey Nathan]

I have a linguist friend named Karen, who has, for obvious reasons, been doing research on this topic. She’s not on this list, but I will contact her and ask her if she knows the answer to your question.

Geoff 

Geoffrey Nathan
Geoffnathan at wayne.edu

> On Mar 16, 2024, at 11:21 AM, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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> I would welcome any information about what is the earliest known use of the=
> term "karen" to refer to a privileged white woman.
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> Fred Shapiro
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