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stan
1[ stan ]
noun
- an overly enthusiastic fan, especially of a celebrity.
verb (used without object)
- to be an overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something:
He's my fave rapper but I don't stan for him.
Stan
2[ stan ]
noun
- a male given name, form of Stanley.
-stan
3- a combining form used humorously to form mock place names, as in Canuckistan, a nickname for Canada, or Nerdistan, any place dominated by high-tech industry and therefore supposedly populated by nerds: sometimes suggesting isolation, backwardness, or lack of freedom.
Word History and Origins
Origin of stan1
Origin of stan2
Example Sentences
"I think that it will be great to have an African Pope," Father Stan Chu Ilo, a Nigerian Catholic priest and associate professor at DePaul University in Chicago, told the BBC, arguing that the leadership of the Church should better reflect the make-up of the global congregation.
Barbara Rich, lead chef-instructor of Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education’s New York City campus and a fellow frozen peas stan echoed similar sentiments, explaining that frozen peas "are picked at the peak of ripeness and then flash frozen, so you're always going to get quality."
"He has not only spoken about Africa's struggles but has physically gone to marginalised areas, showing solidarity with victims of war, displacement and injustice," said Father Stan Chu Ilo, president of the Pan-African Catholic Theological Network.
Stan Veuger, a senior fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a center right think tank, described the Trump administration’s tariff rollouts as an “embarrassing implosion of the U.S.”
The Dodgers have studied whether to introduce a value menu at Dodger Stadium, team president Stan Kasten said.
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