#fandom
3 approved public terms with this tag.
Stan
Automatischer Uebersetzungsentwurf (German) for "Stan": An intensely devoted fan, or the act of being one. Derived from Eminem's 2000 song "Stan" about an obsessive fan. As a verb, to stan someone means to support them passionately and actively. Stan culture drives massive engagement on social media, with fandoms mobilizing around their favorites.
“Beispielentwurf: The Swifties absolutely stan Taylor — they crashed Ticketmaster trying to buy concert tickets.”
Automatischer Uebersetzungsentwurf (German) for "Ship": To endorse or enthusiastically support a romantic pairing between two people — real or fictional. Derived from "relationship." Fans write fanfiction, create art, and post about characters or celebrities they ship together. A "ship" (noun) is the pairing itself.
“Beispielentwurf: Half the fandom ships those two characters so hard there's thousands of fanfics about them.”
Lore
Automatischer Uebersetzungsentwurf (German) for "Lore": The accumulated backstory, history, and context of a person, group, brand, or situation. Internet slang borrowed "lore" from fantasy/gaming to describe any complex, long-developing narrative — whether a streamer's drama history, a brand's past controversies, or a friendship's inside jokes.
“Beispielentwurf: The group chat has so much lore at this point, new members need a full briefing.”