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Stan

(31 Posts)
BlueBelle Sun 06-Feb-22 15:45:23

I don’t go on Twitter but never heard any young people use it in real life

kircubbin2000 Sun 06-Feb-22 15:37:48

Its very common with young people on twitter.

BlueBelle Sun 06-Feb-22 15:36:00

Never heard that at all

sharon103 Sun 06-Feb-22 15:34:50

I've never heard of it either .
just googled it.

What does i stan mean slang?
Over the years, “stan” has morphed into a go-to slang term for diehard fans and was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2017. ... As a noun, “stan” is defined as “an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan,” while as a verb it's defined as “to exhibit fandom to an extreme excessive degree

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 06-Feb-22 15:31:48

Never heard of that. What does it mean?

kircubbin2000 Sun 06-Feb-22 15:30:42

This one really irritates me as it makes no sense. People say I stan this actress or person.