unstan

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈstæn/

Definition of unstan

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive)To stop acting as a stan (for); to cease to be an obsessive fan (of).
    “It's indisputable that Kendall Jenner is a powerhouse in today's world of entertainment and fashion. But after what have many seen as multiple misguided choices, one prominent fan account has decided to take a stand and actively unstan the 21-year-old.”
    “He now has a flesh-colored situation covering his cheeks and chin, and it’s making people unstan. […] Noah tried to post a video saying he didn’t bleach his beard, but these eyeballs don’t lie. And this news is so distressing that some fans are threatening to unstan him.”
    “The night was ruined, and she went home in a rage. “I was really upset in the moment,” she said. “I had a picture of him [Harry Styles] standing on the flag and I was so mad. I had even considered just unstanning completely because it was so awful. I went off the rails.””

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Etymology

From un- + stan.

Anagrams of unstan

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