stan

stan

1. verb, slang To be an extremely passionate and devoted fan of someone or something, typically a certain celebrity. Although the term is a reference to Eminem's 2000 song "Stan," about a violent and obsessed fan, it not usually used to convey such extreme or negative behaviors. What was the song that first made you stan BTS? My sister stans for Taylor Swift and is trying hard to decode the meaning behind her latest tweets.
2. noun, slang Such a fan. All the Taylor Swift stans are trying hard to decode what her latest tweets mean. BTS stans are the best fandom!

stan for (someone or something)

verb, slang To be an extremely passionate and devoted fan of someone or something, typically a certain celebrity. Although the term is a reference to Eminem's 2000 song "Stan," about a violent and obsessed fan, it not usually used to convey such extreme or negative behaviors. My sister stans for Taylor Swift and always spends hours trying to decode the meaning behind her tweets. What was the song that first made you stan for BTS?
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References in periodicals archive
Stan, who had three brothers and a sister, had many cousins who lived in and around Dewsbury and Batley though most, if not all, are now thought to have passed away.
9 STAN appeared as himself several times on US comedy The Big Bang Theory - usually trying to avoid the show's sci-fi-loving geeks.
"Thank you Stan Lee for making people who feel different realize they are special." -- Seth Rogan, via Twitter.
"Charlie idolised Stan and was happy to be a bit of a gopher for him and Ollie, on and off set.
Stan managed to find the balance between giving subscribers new international programs without the delays that are far too common in Australia while offering local exclusives.
"Stan was a titan of both this trade union and the wider labour movement across the North East and beyond.
Milli and Stan, of Grimsby, Lincs, had been together for two years after being introduced by friends at a party.
The former Black Cats goalkeeper and club ambassador said: ''Stan was just a gentleman and a magnificent player.
"There was a confrontation with Stan in front of his house, but Stan doesn't know either of them.
Stan was confused and powerless to do anything about the inexplicable levitation of a bus that weighed around 13 Imperial tons, but about 10 seconds later the vehicle slowly descended and accelerated along the road.
"Stan Brakhage in Rolling Stock, 1980-1990" also contains substantial discussion of Brakhage's work in light of the filmmakers he encountered at Telluride and discussed in Rolling Stock.
Shortly after the snap was taken in 1912, Stan left Britain for the US and struck gold as half of double act Laurel and Hardy.
Carnegie, PA, February 28, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Stan Popovich is the published author of "A Layman's Guide To Managing Fear"
Stanley (Stan) Ruttenberg, past chairman and treasurer of the International Council for Scientific Unions (ICSU) Panel on World Data Centers (WDCs)--the predecessor body of ICSU-WDS--recently passed away.
"Bound in a Box: The True Story of Colleen Stan" will air at 2 p.m.