Eminem’s “Stan” Gets Added to the Dictionary

Has anyone, in the history of mankind, ever used “Stan” in a real sentence in place or something like “super fan”? This seems really off the mark.

 

The term is pretty popular online

 

https://forum.chorus.fm/search/314304/?q=stan&o=relevance&c[user][0]=1

Me all the time on this website because I am extremely online lol

 

Technically, Stan doesn't mean super fan. It's more like stalker fan. Lol.

Seriously though, I've heard plenty of people use it in person.

 

I’ve heard it plenty both online & irl

 

That's my real name, so i guess i'm a stan.

 

DEAR MR. I'M TOO GOOD TO CALL AND WRITE MY FANS!!!... We made it into Webster.

 

A dictionary***

 

it's incredibly popular with younger people on twitter

 

Yes

 

Genuine question - is that why Eminem named the character Stan? As in St(alker f)an?

 

I'm not on twitter and don't keep up much with the young folks these days, so I just saw this for the first time a few days ago. It took me a bit to figure out what they meant by "Beyonce stans" but I totally get it.

I wonder if Eminem is responsible for any other words in the dictionary.

 

I use the word “Stan” all the time, and I often refer to myself as one. I don’t use it to mean “stalker fan” but rather just “really big fan”.

 

I didn’t realize that term originated with Eminem. Huh.

 

Dang you guys - I’m so out of the loop!!!

 

Well shoot!

 

I just skimmed through your usages and my mind is blown. I feel like I’m on the outside looking in on this one.

I’m old now. It’s official.

 

We all have these moments. But yes, I do hear/read people getting called a "stan" pretty regularly. It's weird how a nearly 20-year-old song has resurfaced to become standard lexicon.

 

Haha, it's ok, people use terms on here all the time and I'm like "wait what" and then all of a sudden it just becomes a thing you use because you read it so often.

 

When the news of this came out I too was confused and didn't remember ever hearing it, then promptly noticed someone use it as a verb "stanned". I feel like now that I know its existence, I'll notice it everywhere.