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Stan
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- 1 A municipality in southeast Slovenia. countable, uncountable
- 2 A diminutive of the male given name Stanley. countable, uncountable
"Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six."
- 3 A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav. countable, uncountable
- 4 A surname from Romanian. countable, uncountable
- 1 An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive. Internet, derogatory, sometimes
"K-pop stan"
- 2 A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with "-stan", such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan. informal
"“There are a lot of former Soviet states – a lot of stans.” This is a stan with a plan. Unlike Uzbekistan[…]."
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan) alt-of
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of stan. alt-of
- 1 A highly dedicated fan. slang, fandom, 2010s-2020s
"I stan that artist so hard."
- 1 To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of). intransitive, slang, transitive
"We stan a queen."
Etymology
From Stan (“Stanley”), after the song "Stan" by Eminem (2000), a fictitious account of the rapper's encounter with an overly obsessive fan named Stan. Sometimes assumed to be a blend of stalker + fan, but perhaps simply chosen for the rhyme.
From Stan (“Stanley”), after the song "Stan" by Eminem (2000), a fictitious account of the rapper's encounter with an overly obsessive fan named Stan. Sometimes assumed to be a blend of stalker + fan, but perhaps simply chosen for the rhyme.
Back-formation from -stan.
Clipping of Stanley.
Clipping of Stanley.
From -stan.
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