"Stan" does not mean someone who likes a celebrity. "Stan" is an overly-obsessive fan of a particular celebrity who would go to great lengths for them.
"Stan" was a term popularized by Eminem in 2002 when he wrote a song called "Stan," which was about a fan named Stanley Mitchell who was so crazy about Eminem that he put his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk of his car and drove off of a bridge, resulting in their deaths just because Eminem wouldn't respond to his letters.
"Stan" was a term popularized by Eminem in 2002 when he wrote a song called "Stan," which was about a fan named Stanley Mitchell who was so crazy about Eminem that he put his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk of his car and drove off of a bridge, resulting in their deaths just because Eminem wouldn't respond to his letters.
James: "I love PlayBoi Carti so much... I would die for his music!"
Ashley: "Woah, don't be a crazy Stan."
Ashley: "Woah, don't be a crazy Stan."
by MayLease November 26, 2023
Get the Stanmug. A LEGEND. That’s all you actually need to know.
The real definition: A genius and a hero for many people. He is the creator of the Marvel comics. He was featured in all of the MCU movies, until 2018, when sadly he passed away.
The real definition: A genius and a hero for many people. He is the creator of the Marvel comics. He was featured in all of the MCU movies, until 2018, when sadly he passed away.
Fellow Marvel fan 1: Hey, you remember when Stan Lee mistook Tony’s name with Mr. Stank?
Fellow Marvel fan 2: Yeah, a great meme. That was in Civil War, right?
Fellow Marvel fan 2: Yeah, a great meme. That was in Civil War, right?
by Loki-Shoki March 17, 2021
Get the Stan Leemug. (noun)
/ɑ r stæn/
Definition:
A Respectful Stan — a fan who supports an artist, creator, or public figure with genuine admiration while respecting their boundaries, privacy, and humanity.
Unlike obsessive or intrusive fandom behavior, an R-Stan believes that true support includes empathy, consent, and kindness. Being an R-Stan means celebrating someone’s work, not controlling their life.
Origin:
Coined by a fan who wanted to redefine what it means to support someone, after noticing how often the term fan is used for people who act disrespectfully toward artists.
The “R” stands for Respectful.
/ɑ r stæn/
Definition:
A Respectful Stan — a fan who supports an artist, creator, or public figure with genuine admiration while respecting their boundaries, privacy, and humanity.
Unlike obsessive or intrusive fandom behavior, an R-Stan believes that true support includes empathy, consent, and kindness. Being an R-Stan means celebrating someone’s work, not controlling their life.
Origin:
Coined by a fan who wanted to redefine what it means to support someone, after noticing how often the term fan is used for people who act disrespectfully toward artists.
The “R” stands for Respectful.
by HazelAvocado October 12, 2025
Get the R-stanmug. (aka cupcakes)
annoying twelve year olds that think they have a chance with their fave.
also they make up random stories about their fave to start drama.
they also tend to roleplay as their fave in groupchats with people they don’t know.
annoying twelve year olds that think they have a chance with their fave.
also they make up random stories about their fave to start drama.
they also tend to roleplay as their fave in groupchats with people they don’t know.
by twitter stan August 25, 2018
Get the insta stanmug. The term "stan txt"- short for "stan tomorrow x together" refers to liking a kpop boy grou's music and getting to know them. Tomorrow x Together debuted on 4 March 2019 with their debut album/ extended play 'The Dream Chapter: Star" and debut song, 'CROWN'. The group consists of 5 members; Choi Soobin, Choi Yeonjun, Choi Beomgyu, Kang Taehyun and Huening Kai.
by beomgyuloml June 1, 2023
Get the stan txtmug. Someone who acknowledges and accepts that our Lord and Savior Serena is the greatest Pokémon character ever, and also the greatest anything ever, period.
Ash: I'm a Serena Stan.
Clement: What's that?
Ash: It means I worship our Lord and Savior Serena dipshit, and now our Queen will execute you with a snowball for your ignorance.
Clement: What's that?
Ash: It means I worship our Lord and Savior Serena dipshit, and now our Queen will execute you with a snowball for your ignorance.
by TheeGoldenLynx November 4, 2020
Get the Serena Stanmug. A person who most probly identifies them self as dreamsexual. They porbly make cringe posts about the Dream SMP or makes nsfw or 18+ fanfiction of shiping dream with literal children.
Person 1: hi I'm finaly coming out as a Dreamsexual and a Dream stan
Person 2: god please end my suffering and get me away from this cabbage
Person 2: god please end my suffering and get me away from this cabbage
by Noodle_Master_9000 November 29, 2021
Get the Dream Stanmug.