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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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A 20th century coinage from Carl and the ending -ene, -lene, as in Marlene and Charlene.

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Examples

  • Carlene is a consistent top-five finisher, and Rich, nicknamed the Locust, holds records in Spam (six pounds in twelve minutes), chili (one and a half gallons in ten minutes), and corny dogs (eighteen and a half in ten minutes).

    Horsemen of the Esophagus 2006

  • Carlene is a consistent top-five finisher, and Rich, nicknamed the Locust, holds records in Spam (six pounds in twelve minutes), chili (one and a half gallons in ten minutes), and corny dogs (eighteen and a half in ten minutes).

    Horsemen of the Esophagus 2006

  • Carlene is a consistent top-five finisher, and Rich, nicknamed the Locust, holds records in Spam (six pounds in twelve minutes), chili (one and a half gallons in ten minutes), and corny dogs (eighteen and a half in ten minutes).

    Horsemen of the Esophagus 2006

  • Kiki finds herself too fat, while fading Carlene is too thin; eighteen-year old Vee wildly explores her newly blossomed figure, while the poet Clare seems infantilized in her childlike body.

    On Beauty by Zadie Smith: Questions 2005

  • He played "Carlene" second - it's always a fun treat to hear a song live that you've listened to (and sung along with) so many times over the years.

    Charlottesville Blogs Walker Richmond 2010

  • “No,” Carlene had a slight grin now, which made me even more nervous.

    CODE MUSTARD • by Chris Allinotte 2009

  • Owner Carlene Mahanna, top left, explains that Emmett is a therapy dog and Meimei is in training for the same occupation.

    New York Photos of the Day 2011

  • Curator Carlene Stephens says even though these androids are just movie props, they represent something much more.

    Robots Drive, Swarm, Jump into Smithsonian Collection 2011

  • Women like Kiki, like Carlene, in their fifties, are a whole different ball game.

    A Conversation with Zadie Smith about On Beauty 2010

  • After ten minutes, Carlene, aka Our Lady of the Fallen Arches, shouted, Okay, you can go.

    CODE MUSTARD • by Chris Allinotte 2009

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