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Stan
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About
Stan is an internet slang term meaning to have an intense fandom for a particular object, such as a singer, athlete, or company. The term is derived from the Eminem song of the same name which is about an obsessive Eminem fan named Stan.
Origin
On May 23rd, 2000, Eminem released his second album, The Marshall Mathers LP.[1] The third track on the album, "Stan," is rapped from the point of view of the title character, a fan who has an obsessive relationship with Eminem. The song features Dido and was the third single released off the album. The music video stars a young Devon Sawa.
Spread
On February 5th, 2006, the term was defined on Urban Dictionary[2] as an overzealous fan of a celebrity or athlete (shown below).
![Stan Definition TOP DEFINITION Stan Based on the central character in the Eminem song of the same name, a "stan" i:s an overzealous maniacal fan for any celebrity or athlete A Typical Kobe Bryant Stan would say something like. "Kobe Bryant scored 81 points last night. Kobe could beat God himself in a game of 1 on 1 hoops. To hell with Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain, they arent on Kobe's level!" #stalker #fanatic #fan #obsessed #infatuated #blind loyalty by Terminator-C February 05, 2006](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/335/152/f5b.png)
The term was defined in various news publications over the years, including Bustle,[4] Hip Hop Wiki,[5] and Popsugar.[6] In July of 2017, the term was added to the Oxford English dictionary.[3] In September of that year, Noisey[7] published an article on the legacy Eminem's "Stan" has had on fandom. A website devoted to communities of "stans", Stan-wars,[8] has also launched. Of note, certain large "stan" communities are often given names, such as "Beliebers" for fans of Justin Bieber and "Arianators" for fans of Ariana Grande.[9]
We Have No Choice But To Stan
As Stan culture grew more popular through the 2010s, fans would often express their praise of their preferred idol with variations on the phrase "We Stan." One of the most popular variations of these is "We Have No Choice But to Stan." The phrase began gaining in popularity towards the end of 2018. One early popular tweet to use the phrase showed Kris Jenner in Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" video; it was tweeted by @leesego_ November 30th, 2018, gaining over 520 retweets and 1,500 likes (shown below, left). On June 11th, 2019, Twitter user Laydiexskull made a post about Nessa with the phrase, gaining over 250 retweets and 1,800 likes (shown below, right).
![We have no choice lesego. @leesego Ariana Grande really just gave us the 2018 version of the iconic meme "you're doing amazing sweetie" by Kris Jenner #ThankUNextVideo we have no choice but to Stan forever Kan Kim you're doing amazing sweetic 3:26 PM Nov 30, 2018 Twitter for Android](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/628/146/b43.jpg)
![Nessa LaydiexClaudeCallMeBack @LaydiexSkull Pokemon continues to feature cute ass brown waifus in their games, we have no choice but to stan Nintendo Wire @NinWire Jun 11 Check out the new water-type gym leader Nessa, who E3 attendees can battle on the show floor! nintendowire.com/news/2019/06/1.. Nessa 12:48 PM Jun 11, 2019 Twitter Web Client](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/628/155/ca2.jpg)
Various Examples
![BTS princess of busan @melaninbarbie Follow BTS: Yes, we'd marry asian girls yt bts stan twt: GIF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/170/c62.png)
![Wrestling joan @LoveBitesFan Follow ) 、/ Why stan Enzo Amore when you have Finn Bálor? @thenextblgthing # RAN GIF](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/172/ecd.png)
![Stan Twitter nicky from the internet @tropicocunt Follow me teaching straight girls stan twitter culture roo outbarked](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/173/ed1.png)
![Talking Part Stan chloe @bieberdepth Follow ) 、/ #1 die in your arms talking part stan BELIEVE 0:04 1,746 views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/175/342.png)
![Stan Pewdiepie Follow @kjelleaf we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan a legend we stan @pewdiepie 6:37 AM 22 Jan 2018](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/177/231.png)
![It's Okay to Be jeffrey @Stvdioo Follow ) 、/ It's okay to be white It's okay to be black. It's okay to be Asian. It's okay to be Hispanic. It's okay to be female. It's okay to be male. It's okay to be gay. It's okay to be straight. It's okay to be YOU. But it's NEVER okay to stan Taylor Swift. 3:02 AM-22 Jan 2018](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/335/179/c9a.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – Marshall Mathers LP
[3] Oxford English Dictionary – Stan
[4] Bustle – What Does "Stan" Mean? Everything You Need to Know About the Slang Term
[6] Pop Sugar – 11 Slang Terms to Memorize If You Want to Stay Cool
[7] Noisey – Eminem’s “Stan” Gave a Face and Name to Fandom
[9] Wikipedia – Fan (Person)
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