stan

[stan]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

Stan

[stan]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a male given name, form of Stanley.

-stan

Sometimes Disparaging.

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.

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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 -��â�� “place of (something), place abounding in (something),” akin to Sanskrit ��ٳ��́�Բ� “location, place”; stand ( def. )

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“Do it!” said Judy Hyler, as she and two friends walked out of Stan’s Maple Cafe.

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Media giant Paramount Global is trying to avoid a streaming future without Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny.

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Having toured with Herbie Hancock and played with giants as Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, Carrington has a strong sense of jazz history and rightly sees herself as a bridge between the history and future of jazz.

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“The shoe has had a life of its own,” said Stan Smith, 78, whose eponymous Adidas kicks, with their timeless lines and leather uppers, are the king of all tennis sneakers with more than 100 million sold.

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Tennis great Stan Smith talks about some of the ideas he hopes his new book will convey to readers.

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