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stanbase

stanbase noun: the stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.

Noun

stanbase (plural stanbases)

  1. (Internet) The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.
    • Each group of fans and stans has a name – like the Arianators – but not all stanbase names are created equal.2014 August 25, Kevin O’Keeffe, “Directioners, Arianators, Katy Cats, Oh My: Stanbase Names, Ranked”, in The Atlantic (from the archive of The Wire), archived from the original on 20 Jun 2020
    • “There have been other Bey stans and other stanbases who have come for me, which I find weird,” [Evan] Cox added.2016 August/September, Laur M. Jackson, “The Reality of Teen-Run Stan Accounts”, in The Fader, number 105, page 120

Forms of stanbase

pluralstanbases

Origin of stanbase

From stan + base, after fanbase.

Questions about stanbase

What does stanbase mean?
Stanbase means the stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.
What part of speech is stanbase?
Stanbase is a noun.
What is the plural of stanbase?
The plural of stanbase is stanbases.

Words near stanbase in the dictionary

  1. Stanards
  2. Stanardsville
  3. stanazolol
  4. Stanback
  5. Stanbacks
  6. stanbase
  7. stanbases
  8. Stanberry
  9. Stanberrys
  10. Stanbery
  11. Stanberys

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