stan

Meanings

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

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

1. A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with -stan, such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.

1. A municipality in southeast Slovenia.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.
3. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.
4. A surname from Romanian.

1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (a type of superfan)

1. Alternative letter-case form of stan (country whose name ends with -stan)

Etymology

From Stan (“Stanley”), after the song "Stan" by Eminem (2000), a fictitious account of the rapper's encounter with an overly obsessive fan named Stan. Sometimes assumed to be a blend of stalker + fan, but perhaps simply chosen for the rhyme.