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Stan
/stæn/noun/verb
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.
“The Swifties absolutely stan Taylor — they crashed Ticketmaster trying to buy concert tickets.”
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.
“Half the fandom ships those two characters so hard there's thousands of fanfics about them.”