Definition of stan in English:
stan
nounPlural stans stanstæn
informal An overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity.
he has millions of stans who are obsessed with him and call him a rap god
Example sentencesExamples
- What's with celeb stans getting so wild?
- The charging infrastructure isn't widespread enough to justify long-distance travel yet, so it's not an even trade unless you're a Tesla stan.
- I'm not a stan, but she looks fine to me.
- I swear I've been a stan of hers since I was five.
- I'm an Outkast stan, so pretty much anything and everything they've done makes me happy.
verbstanned, stans, stanningstanstæn
[no object]informal Be an overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity.
y'all know I stan for Katy Perry, so I was excited to see the artwork for her upcoming album
Example sentencesExamples
- He's the only gay man not stanning for Beyonce.
- I admit I used to stan for Mariah when I was eight.
- I have stanned for Korean pop groups for the longest time, sadly without much success.
- I don't care what anyone says, that performance proves why I have stanned for this man since 1998.
- I can't believe this woman has people stanning for her.
Origin
Early 21st century: probably with allusion to the 2000 song “Stan” by the American rapper Eminem, about an obsessed fan.