Originated from the Eminem song of the same name, a "stan" used to mean an obsessive, stalker fan.
Over the years though, the term has evolved into something with less negative connotations. Nowadays, a stan is simply a dedicated fan to their hobby, or to a favorite celebrity, TV show, or music artist. It is a more flexible synonym of "fan," as it can be used as a noun and a verb.
Stans tend to spend their time immersed in their fandom of choice, drawing fan art, making theories, and watching and creating edits, crack videos, compilations, and animatics. Contrary to the belief of some, stans are not toxic as a whole and often do not condone the bad behavior of some fellow stans, rather trying to correct and educate others who behave inappropriately.
Like any large group of people, stans are extremely diverse and should never be judged as a whole based only on the actions of a few.
Over the years though, the term has evolved into something with less negative connotations. Nowadays, a stan is simply a dedicated fan to their hobby, or to a favorite celebrity, TV show, or music artist. It is a more flexible synonym of "fan," as it can be used as a noun and a verb.
Stans tend to spend their time immersed in their fandom of choice, drawing fan art, making theories, and watching and creating edits, crack videos, compilations, and animatics. Contrary to the belief of some, stans are not toxic as a whole and often do not condone the bad behavior of some fellow stans, rather trying to correct and educate others who behave inappropriately.
Like any large group of people, stans are extremely diverse and should never be judged as a whole based only on the actions of a few.
Example 1: I am a Marvel stan.
Example 2: I stan a lot of different bands.
Example 3: Stanning is fun.
Example 2: I stan a lot of different bands.
Example 3: Stanning is fun.
by Kensurou January 6, 2021
by Mutleysac September 23, 2017
U are Stan
by iiitzBlack October 23, 2019
A blond male who is full of himself and believed everyone loves him. He will often depict extreme hatred for things or people he doesn't understand. To convince him self of his coolness, he will even engage in activities such as 'gym' 'skating' 'playing guitar' 'playing with himself'. He will continuously convince people of his 'awesomeness' and nothing can stop him except the people closest to him. After the age of 15, the ego of the Stan will often grow too big and at this point he is a lost cause.
by Ramsworth Henningway October 21, 2014
by VSCOGirlDefinitions September 1, 2019
The act of being overly obsessed with an artist/person/character/etc.
STalker + fAN = STAN
Eminem's song "Stan" embodied all the aspects of what it means to be a huge fanatic of a music artist, and the word has since been used to encompass all obsessive fan behavior.
STalker + fAN = STAN
Eminem's song "Stan" embodied all the aspects of what it means to be a huge fanatic of a music artist, and the word has since been used to encompass all obsessive fan behavior.
My Xander love comes from my Buffy stanning.
I've been stanning Beyonce for so long I couldn't stop if I wanted to.
I've been stanning Beyonce for so long I couldn't stop if I wanted to.
by strmlndbtrfly March 5, 2012
person 1: those kids over there are going crazy for Justin Bieber
person 2: I know right, there all just stans
person 2: I know right, there all just stans
by blibmanj May 9, 2019