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