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stan

To be a big fan of someone. A stan is a devoted fan.

I stan this band so hard.

For parents and educators

Usually just being a big fan. Nothing to do. If fandom turns into piling on critics online, that's worth a word.

Where it came from

From the 2000 Eminem song Stan, about an obsessed fan.

Also heard as

stanning

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