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A stan is a supporter/booster of whatever. I do not remember the origin. Pol here is abbreviated politician.
by NiloCK 5mo ago
A stan is a supporter/booster of whatever. I do not remember the origin.
Pol here is abbreviated politician.
- csallen 5mo agoComes from the Eminem song Stan, about an obsessed fan named Stan.
- EA-3167 5mo agoIt's also a portmanteau of "Stalker" and "Fan" allegedly, although my first awareness of it was the Eminem song you mentioned.
- javascriptfan69 5mo agofrom the eminem song stan (also possibly from super-fan)
- HDBaseT 5mo agoWhere's the "T" come from?
- advael 5mo agoI had heard the folk etymology "stalker fan"
- orta 5mo agoIt's a reference to the name Stanley, 'stan' is the signature at the end of letters being read in the song
- dullcrisp 5mo agoStanley is a toponymic surname, a contraction of stan (a form of "stone") and leigh (meadow), later also being used as a masculine given name.
- mcv 5mo ago'T' is the second letter of the name 'Stan', the obsessed superfan in the song.