stan

¹

[stan]

noun

1. an overly enthusiastic fan, especially of a celebrity.

verb (used without object)

1. to be an overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something.

   He's my fave rapper but I don't stan for him.

Stan

²

[stan]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Stanley.

-stan

³

Sometimes Disparaging.

1. a combining form used humorously to form mock place names, as in Canuckistan, a nickname for Canada, or Nerdistan, any place dominated by high-tech industry and therefore supposedly populated by nerds: sometimes suggesting isolation, backwardness, or lack of freedom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stan¹

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of stalk(er) ( def. ) + fan ² ( def. ), influenced by the rapper Eminem's 2000 song “Stan”

Origin of stan²

First recorded in 1955–60; from Persian -stân “place of (something), place abounding in (something),” akin to Sanskrit sthā́na “location, place”; stand ( def. )

Example Sentences

This is what Rams owner Stan Kroenke was talking about when he brought the team back in 2016, and when he built SoFi Stadium with the idea of making the nearly-300-acre campus a center of gravity on the West Coast.

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“This program is about making sure that the people who live, work and contribute to the spirit of Los Angeles can access the Games taking place in their hometown. We’re incredibly thankful to Stan Kroenke and the Rams for being the first to step up for the people of their city. This is true partnership in action, and we look forward to welcoming others for this meaningful initiative.”

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After the media company Condé Nast announced that it would move its Teen Vogue publication under Vogue.com and let some employees go, a group of workers confronted a human-resources executive, Stan Duncan, outside his office to ask for an explanation.

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“This is probably going to be one of the toughest, deepest Division 1s since 2016 with some new teams emerging and different teams picking up transfers,” said Etiwanda coach Stan Delus, whose team has won three straight Open Division state championships.

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The greatest comedians of the 20th century were those who made movies: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the Marx Brothers, W.C.

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