stan

noun

1. (Internet, derogatory, sometimes)An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.

   “K-pop stan”

   “I know the in-depth detailed life of a stan because I am one. I'm one of those Lady Gaga fans, […]”

   “I am the biggest stan for Selena because she is my queen. She made Disney interesting and I have always watched her.”

   “Incidents have occurred with stans showing up to pop stars' residences, as has happened with Madonna, Taylor Swift and others.”

   “K-pop stans have been getting increasingly involved in American politics in recent months. After the Trump campaign solicited messages for the president’s birthday on June 8, K-pop stans submitted a stream of prank messages.”

2. (informal)A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with -stan, such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.

   ““There are a lot of former Soviet states – a lot of stans.” This is a stan with a plan. Unlike Uzbekistan[…].”

3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)
4. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan)

verb

1. (intransitive, slang, transitive)To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).

   “We stan a queen.”

   “For quotations using this term, see Citations:stan.”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
2. (countable, uncountable)A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.

   “Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six.”

   “Finally, there’s a Stan Lee fly, in honor of the late Marvel Comics visionary.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.
4. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Romanian.