Darren
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A middle-aged white man exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege. derogatory, slang
- 2 Any person, especially male, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement. broadly, derogatory
- 3 A secondary or third form of calling a person (male) a "Kevin".
- 1 A male given name originating as a coinage.
"Darren was a beautiful youth, strong and well made."
- 2 A place name. rare
"About the middle of the sixteenth century, Darren, and the adjoining mine of Cwm Symlog, were extensively and profitably worked […]"
Example
More examples"Darren and Simon are going to play tennis."
Etymology
Unknown. A twentieth-century invention, possibly from a rare Irish surname of obscure meaning, possibly from Dara or Daragh, meaning "oak". It is also the name of an old silver mine near Aberystwyth, Wales. * The name became popular, particularly in the UK, because of a character in the 1960s American TV series Bewitched, actually spelled Darrin. * (person with sense of entitlement): As a rhyming equivalent for Karen.
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