What does “stan” mean?
To stan someone is to be a devoted, sometimes over-devoted, fan.
Where it comes from
From Eminem’s 2000 song “Stan,” about an obsessive fan. Merriam-Webster added the word in 2019.
Stan in a sentence
- I stan a person who returns their shopping cart.
- We stan this bakery.
Can you say it at work?
Fine for light praise; just know where it comes from.
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