Wednesday Word: Stan

[med_cat]

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Stan (n.)

slang, often disparaging

: an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan

Examples from the Web:

… an abbreviated season that even the most die-hard Westeros stans seemed lukewarm about.— Alan Sepinwall

In a 2007 interview, J. K. Rowling opened up about Albus Dumbledore's sexuality and confirmed that the Hogwarts patriarch is, in fact, gay. The revelation has been a subject of fodder among Potter stans for years.— Christopher Rosa

Etymology:

from Stan, name of such a fan in the song "Stan" (2000) by the American rap artist Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III)

Comments

[thatjustwontbreak]

Great word- use it daily.

[med_cat]

How interesting! And I've never come across it before.

[thewayne]

'Stan' shows up in the New York Times crossword occasionally.