phan
phan noun: an ornamental tray with a pedestal, common in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. Also the alternative letter-case form of Phan.
Noun (1)
phan (plural phans)
Noun (2) capitalized: Phan
Phan (plural Phans)
- A fan of the American rock band Phish.
- Phish "phans" compile set lists, take notes on performances and tape-record everything from a section designated for them at each show. […] Yes, that's another treat for the former Deadheads among the phans.2000 September 23, “Eclectic crowd catches Phish”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2021
- But none were as crazy as this one -- when Phish's tie-dyed "Phans" danced in the aisles, sang along to the music and generally created a scene that recalled the Grateful Dead's glory daze.2006 July 9, “Wanna try the meaning of life?”, in Oakland Tribune, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2016
- Synonyms:
- Phishhead
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Phan
Phan
- The real-person fiction ship of YouTube personalities Daniel Howell and Phil Lester.
- In 2017 Tumblr fandometrics identified that two of the ten most reblogged ships were RPF ships. YouTube vloggers Dan Howell and Phil Lester, whose ship portmanteau is Phan, […]2018 June, Emily E. Roach, “The homoerotics of the boyband, queerbaiting and RPF in pop music fandoms”, in The Journal of Fandom Studies, volume 6, number 2
- In hindsight, I now regret the errors of my ways (flashback to the time I was embarrassingly obsessed with Phan, the romantic pairing of YouTubers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester) as I find it uncomfortable to see people make the mistakes I once did.2019 June 24, Jade Tan, “All Aboard The Ship”, in The High, International School of Lausanne, page 10
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Phan
Phan
- A surname from Vietnamese.
- “I grew up in a Buddhist family,” Thao Nguyen Phan says of her childhood in Vietnam. “Even though the religion here seems to emphasise peace and mindfulness, the land is turbulent, there is always conflict, and the environmental impact on the river has been very dramatic.”2022 February 28, Rosanna McLaughlin, “Thao Nguyen Phan: ‘There’s beauty and optimism in these tragic stories’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022
- Phan Thi Kim Phuc, whose photograph became a symbol of the horrors of the Vietnam war, has had her final skin treatment with a burn specialist, 50 years after her village was struck by napalm.2022 July 1, Rebecca Ratcliffe, “‘Napalm girl’ Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives final burn treatment after 50 years”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Phan
Phan
- A surname from Hakka.
Also used as
phan is also the alternative letter-case form of Phan.
Synonyms of phan
Forms of phan
| plural | phans |
|---|---|
| plural | Phans |
| alternative form | phan |
Origin of phan
From Thai พาน (paan).
Blend of Phish + fan.
Blend of Phil + Dan.
Phrases with phan
Questions about phan
- What does phan mean?
- Phan means an ornamental tray with a pedestal, common in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.
- What part of speech is phan?
- Phan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of phan?
- The plural of phan is phans.
Words near phan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phan (page history and authors); Phan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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