'Stan' was added to the Oxford English Dictionary 17 years after Eminem's hit song
 

'Stan' was added to the Oxford English Dictionary 17 years after Eminem's hit song
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Beliebers have two things they can credit Eminem for today: Justin Bieber's current hairstyle and coining the term that helped usher in today's high organized and powerful fandom culture. Stan is **w officially in the Oxford English Dictionary.*

It's defined as, "An overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity." It can be used as a verb, too, as in, "I k**w Eminem is a rap god, but I really stan for Dido."

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The term originated from Eminem's song, Stan, about a dangerously obsessed fan. It's since been softened and incorporated in the fandom vernacular to describe a particularly devoted fan of an artist. Members of Rihanna's Navy, the Bey Hive, Arianators, Directioners all self-identify as stans.* Read more...

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