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A song by Eminem off of The Marshall Mathers LP about a man who loves Eminem and his music to the point of insanity. The fan, whose name is Stan, meets Eminem at a show and then begins to write him letters. The letters get progresivly stranger. After a long time with no responce from Eminem, Stan puts his girlfriend in the trunk of his car and drives to a bridge. Stan tells Eminem all about what and why he is doing this from a tape recorder in his car. Stan then drives the car over the bridge, presumably killing himself and his girlfriend who was pregnant with his kid. The song ends with Eminem writing a letter to Stan right after his death. But Eminem then realizes that the man he has heard about on the news who drove his car over a bridge is the guy who has been writing him letters. In other words if Eminem had wrote the letter a week earlier Stan would have remained alive. Famous because it used the baseline and vocals from Dido's famous song "Thank You". Very powerful song.
" Have you heard in the news they're blaming some crazy guy killing someone because he listened to and was influenced by that song Stan?

"Of course, they always do that"
Dear Stan, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy...

Stan is a depressing song.
Stan by Anternam February 2, 2006
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supporting someone immensely
stan by kw_erlinstzca June 24, 2020
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an overobsessed fan to the point of following a star around.

It is formed from the words stalker and fan.

Stalker + fan = stan.
I'm trying to watch a Amerie video and all of these Beyonce stans keep saying "Amerie sucks, Beyonce's better."
stan by Ohhellno August 15, 2007
Stan is when you combine "stalk" and "fan". While you may not actually stalk, it does mean you are obsessed with a brand, celebrity, show, topic, etc.
stan by 6GM6 June 19, 2018
Stan as many people know is a character in Eminem's popular song Stan. Because the character was so obsessive the name can be used as an adjective. You could call somebody a "stan" if you think they are obsessive of someone or something. One good exampe would be in the song Ether by Nas.
You a fan, a phony, a fake, a pussy, a Stan - Nas
Stan by eastsider638 August 4, 2007
Someone who loves and worships a person who probably doesn't know they exist.
Guy 1. "You really stan Ariana Grande!"
Guy 2. "She is my idol.....yeah ye me yeah"
Stan by tyrellxd October 30, 2020
Meaning a fan who is over obsessed with a celebrity. ST(alker f)AN.

Usually the word is used in a way that is not offensive to explain that someone is a dedicated fan or that you are telling someone to be a fan.

Typically stans can be found on any social media site, but especially on twitter. Stans on Twitter are collectively known as, you may have guessed it, stan Twitter.

Can be used as a noun or a verb.
“Do you stan Stray Kids?”
“Yes, I am a Stray Kids stan.”
or
Stan loona!”
Stan by Healing Smile January 1, 2019