stan

stæn

stanned, stanning

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Definition of stan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fans

Slang

person who is an obsessive fan of someone or something

Slang

She is a stan of that pop singer.

devotee

superfan

geography

TECH.

country whose name ends with a Persian ending meaning land

TECH.

Kazakhstan is a stan in Central Asia.

Verb

tr.

internet fandom

Slang

support or admire someone or something obsessively online

Slang

I totally stan that singer and follow all her posts.

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Origin of stan

Unknown, possibly Eminem song/title influence

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Laurel and Hardy

historical figures

comedy duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy

Examples of stan in a sentence

Every stan waited hours for tickets.
Afghanistan is another stan in the region.
Many stans are located in Central Asia.
People stan that actor on social media.
We stan this group for their activism.

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French:stan, idolâtrer en ligne, ...
German:Hardcore-Fan, feiern, ...
Italian:fan sfegatata, stravedere per, ...
Spanish:fan obsesivo, ser fanático de, ...
Portuguese:fã obcecada, ser fã incondicional, ...
Chinese:铁杆粉丝, 粉, ...
Japanese:熱狂的ファン, 推す, ...
Arabic:مُعْجَب مَهُوس, أُعْجِبَ بِشِدَّة, ...
Hebrew:סְטָן, לַעֲשׂוֹת סְטַאן לְ, ...
Russian:фанат, фанатеть, ...
Ukrainian:фанат, фанатіти, ...
Hindi:कट्टर प्रशंसक, दीवाना होना, ...
Bengali:অন্ধভক্ত, পাগলের মতো সমর্থন করা, ...
Catalan:fanàtic, idolatrar, ...
Czech:stan, stanovat, ...
Danish:stan, dyrke, ...
Dutch:superfan, aanbidden, ...
Greek:φανατικός θαυμαστής, υποστηρίζω φανατικά, ...
Hungarian:stan, rajongani, ...
Khmer:អ្នកគាំទ្រងប់ងល់, គាំទ្រដោយងប់ងល់, ...
Korean:열성 팬, 덕질하다, ...
Persian:طرفدار دوآتشه, طرفداری کردن, ...
Polish:psychofan, wielbić, ...
Portuguese (BR):fã obcecada, ser fã, ...
Romanian:fan înfocat, a fi fan înfocat, ...
Swedish:superfan, stana, ...
Thai:แฟนคลับคลั่งไคล้, คลั่งไคล้, ...
Turkish:stan, stanlemek, ...
Vietnamese:fan cuồng, stan, ...

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