stan
nounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//stɑːn//
- United States//stæn//
- Canada//stæn//
An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
noun
- 1
An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
K-pop stan
I know the in-depth detailed life of a stan because I am one. I'm one of those Lady Gaga fans, […]
I am the biggest stan for Selena because she is my queen. She made Disney interesting and I have always watched her.
Incidents have occurred with stans showing up to pop stars' residences, as has happened with Madonna, Taylor Swift and others.
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.
verb
- 1
slangTo act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).
We stan a queen.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:stan.
noun
- 1
informalA country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with -stan, such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.
“There are a lot of former Soviet states – a lot of stans.” This is a stan with a plan. Unlike Uzbekistan[…].
Etymology
Back-formation from -stan.
Forms
- plural
- stans
- past tense
- stanned
- past participle
- stanned
- present participle
- stanning
- third person singular
- stans
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