Meaning of Stan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
   Internet, derogatory, sometimes
2. A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with "-stan", such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.
   informal
3. A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
   countable, uncountable
4. Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)
   alt-of
5. Alternative letter-case form of stan.
   alt-of
6. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.
   countable, uncountable
7. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.
   countable, uncountable
8. A surname from Romanian.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“K-pop stans have been getting increasingly involved in American politics in recent months. After the Trump campaign solicited messages for the president’s birthday on June 8, K-pop stans submitted a stream of prank messages.”

““Stans will literally go to any extent to defend anyone,” he said of Mr. Depp’s supporters, adding: “Amber Heard, she has not got that fan base.””

““There are a lot of former Soviet states – a lot of stans.” This is a stan with a plan. Unlike Uzbekistan[…].”

“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.”

“Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.”

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