Stan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stan is a noun meaning (informal) A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with -stan, such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.
Meaning
(informal) A country, often ex-Soviet, whose name ends with -stan, such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Kazakhstan.
More Meanings
- (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.
- (slang, transitive, intransitive) To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).
Example Sentences
We stan a queen.
For quotations using this term, see Citations: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.
Word Forms
- stans
- stanning
- stanned
Related Words
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