Skate shoe company that first arrived in 1966. They originally made shoes for technical use and performance then gradually got better at making skate shoes for skaters and like wise use. Then recently they have made a new 'canvas' range which non-skater (posers/hipsters) wear and claim it's 'comfy' when really they only wear them due to their popularity and appearance. The canvas edition do not last a long time, its just that people roam around posing not actually skating so of course they are going to last!
Poser: Hey! Check out my new Van's
Skater/ Normal person: That's nice... Im sorry but... Do you even skate??
Poser: ....No... I mean yes! All the time! I can 360 Kickflip- underflip to manual fakie!
Skater/ Normal person: Yeah... Okay... Why do you wear them then?
Poser: because they are well comfy!
Skater/ Normal person: Don't lie, its because everyone else wheres them and you are the people that ruined Van's rep and you should now hang yourself!
Poser: No one loves me! *kills themselves*
Everyone else: Making the world a better place for everyone!!! Yayyy!
Skater/ Normal person: That's nice... Im sorry but... Do you even skate??
Poser: ....No... I mean yes! All the time! I can 360 Kickflip- underflip to manual fakie!
Skater/ Normal person: Yeah... Okay... Why do you wear them then?
Poser: because they are well comfy!
Skater/ Normal person: Don't lie, its because everyone else wheres them and you are the people that ruined Van's rep and you should now hang yourself!
Poser: No one loves me! *kills themselves*
Everyone else: Making the world a better place for everyone!!! Yayyy!
by Anon V December 31, 2012
An alternate way to spell v&. To be vanned is to be fucked by the FBI or hauled off in the party van (hence where the word came from).
by TheOneThOnly July 21, 2009
by Ziggy_Stardust May 28, 2005
Usually the type who are smart. This name is normally put on guys, and these guys are the type to be nice but if you make them mad, they are gonna smash you into little pieces.
by HumanMan123 January 06, 2018
Vans are the coolest mother fuckers ever to walk the face of this planet. Vans are cool, smart, and funny as hell. Vans are strong, sexy, and hansom as the devil. Vans are jacks of all trades (Meaning that they are good at everything but masters of nothing). They are also incredible athletes. They can play any sport and they normally make it into the pros. Vans are also very good, reliable friends and they always have your back. Vans are also clutch masters and normally do amazing things without trying. They also seen to always have a fascination with destruction or explosions. Vans can be cocky but are always humble in the end. They love music. Vans never stop cracking jokes. No matter the situation, you can count on them to lighten the mood. Vans are legends, but don’t mistake them for being myths because they are 100% legit.
by AllTheSingladies December 18, 2015
Skateboarding shoes that can survive a nuclear holocaust, and usually have before they finally make it across the Atlantic. Always look dated, and will never wear out.
by StrokeCity December 06, 2004
Can be skated in, mountain biked in, hiked in, swum in, rock climbed in and anything else you can possibly imagine and still get about 3-5 years of daily use from them. Vans = Unsurpassed durability!
Other guy: Dude yours shoes must be like a year old!
Guy wearing the vans: Nope, theyre vans and theyre actually 5 years old. Suck on somma that!
Guy wearing the vans: Nope, theyre vans and theyre actually 5 years old. Suck on somma that!
by N8thesk8 May 28, 2006