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stan

[ stan ]

/ stæn /

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noun

an overly enthusiastic fan, especially of a celebrity.

verb (used without object)

to be an overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something: He's my fave rapper but I don't stan for him.

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Origin of stan

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of stalk(er) + fan², influenced by the rapper Eminem's 2000 song “Stan”

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Stan

[ stan ]

/ stæn /

noun

a male given name, form of Stanley.

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How to use stan in a sentence

It wasn’t until years later, after I became good friends with Stan, knew him to the day he died, and loved him dearly, that I knew Joanie was his absolute beloved and that he couldn’t mention someone who came before her.
Kevin Smith on Coining ‘Bennifer’ and Trying to Save His Hero Stan Lee|Marlow Stern|October 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
More troubling, she left behind her phone and the reverberations of an argument with Stan.
Best new audiobooks to listen to this month|Katherine A. Powers|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
The name “Stan” was a reference to her grandfather, but Petito never referred to him in that way, the warrant says.
FBI asks public for help finding Gabby Petito’s fiance after autopsy shows she died by homicide|Timothy Bella, Kim Bellware|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
When artist Larry Lieber was desperately looking for work, a staffer dismissed him by saying “the only people Stan thinks about are himself and his family, and that doesn’t include you.”
‘True Believer’ tries to capture Stan Lee. It isn’t easy.|Glen David Gold|February 18, 2021|Washington Post

Stan, at least, appears to have taken a cue from them when building his New Orleans Pelicans defense.
The Bucks Built The NBA’s Best Defense. Now, Other Teams Are Copying It.|Jared Dubin|January 6, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Clooney's personal publicist, Stan Rosenfield, declined to comment.
Hollywood vs. The Daily Mail: George Clooney and Angelina Jolie Take On The UK's Leanest, Meanest Gossip Machine|Lizzie Crocker, Lloyd Grove|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Arkansas, for instance, tabbed Stan Heath to replace Nolan Richardson in 2002.
Black College Football Coaches Don’t Get Second Chances|Evin Demirel|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stan Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, published a video in which he said that Glover should be given a chance.
Netflix and Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ and a Brief History of Black Superheroes|Chancellor Agard|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, 13 years later, Stan's little brother Matthew is back to avenge his death.
‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ Review: Eminem’s a Great Rapper With Nothing to Say|Rawiya Kameir|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So when Amador shows up dead, Stan has sort of boxed himself into a corner.
‘The Americans’: Noah Emmerich on Playing Stan Beeman, ‘Jane Got a Gun,’ and More|Jason Lynch|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stan's to reason,' says I, 'it's an old deserted house, an' he's goin' to git part of a night's rest there.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
I hadn't time to think, for I had passed t' point, and t' chap couldn't stan' no more.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
It's right ferninst where yer afther stan'in, up the stairs on the corner of Granefield Coort—over there, bedad.
Duffels|Edward Eggleston
Miss Alice is ergwine ter stan twixt yu und de jedge, dats who.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
"I'm agwine to stan betwixt yu und de jedge, dats who," replied Clarissa consequentially.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington