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A type of fan that uses twitter, tumblr, or instagram that is obsessed with a celebrity, band, artist, etc. Usually very invested and follows their 'idol' closely. Used to be known as groupies or fan girls/fandoms.
Ariana Grande stans are going crazy over her new album
One Direction stans are waiting for the hiatus to be over
Someone who really likes a girl too much and repeatedly sends them embarrassing and obsessive messages despite not getting a message back, like the protagonist in the Eminem song ‘Stan’
Lucy: omg that James keeps messaging me, he’s such a Stan
To obsess over and support a celebrity/influencer/etc.
Typically used in reference to stan twitter where people make fan accounts of the person they stan.
It’s very fuzzy as to where the word originated, but it’s believed to have been taken from Eminem’s song “Stan” about a STalker-fAN who supported him so hard to the point where it took a dark turn.
A Geographical area in Central and part of southern Asia where the countries end in stan such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan
wachu doin this spring break?
vacationing in the stans
A strong supporter or fan of a person or concept. Originates from the Eminem song 'Stan', in which the rapper writes from the perspective of an obsessive fan of the same name.
1: What the hell is going on on Twitter right now?
2: Oh, the Ariana stans are try to get Thank U, Next to 100 million plays.
The act of cocking one leg on a table whilst masturbating. Preferably whilst wearing exceptionally tight football shorts, one testicle hanging out of the leg, the penis protruding from the other.
"Oh my god, what's that guy doing in front of that floor to ceiling window!?"
"Chillax, bro, he's just doing The Stan."