Karoul

A karoul or karoulina is a derogatory term used to describe a pre-teen or teenage Kuboian girl who supposedly boasts an aggressive and egotistical personality. The term started being used around the mid-1990s, but especially started to be used frequently in the early 2000s.

A controversial and loosely defined term, many have criticised it as degrading Kuboians and/or young girls. However, some have reclaimed the term, and have since defended it as part of a subculture or regional fad.

History
The term is thought to have originated in Fahrbahnin, North Kuboia in 1997, coming from the female name Carolina. Supposedly, a u was added to interpolate the frequent use of many vowels used in Kuboian female names.

Stereotypes
The karoul stereotype often includes combining a sense of fashion with a tough and angry appearance. Other stereotypes associated with karouls include having a dislike for other English-speaking countries (i.e. the United States and the United Kingdom), having an interest in Kantasy shows and fan fiction, and coming from well-off middle-class families.

Girls described as karouls are usually the dominant partner in relationships, and are typically stereotyped as having underweight and extremely effeminate boyfriends. They typically enjoy listening to music from the, , , and lipstick rap genres.

In the media
Several Kuboian girls who had acting and/or music careers as teenagers, including Aourine Esthers, Louise Keys and Uroika Mabus, have been described as "karouls".

Cindi Sophia Roberts, the main protagonist of Cindi and Friends, is considered a milder version of a karoul. In the show, she is arrogant, regularly selfish, ill-tempered and often seen with angry eyebrows, but is a good person at heart. Paouliena from the Jetanie sketch show Run Down All Around is an exaggerated depiction of a karoul.