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title: "stan · GenZ Decoded"
description: "stan: To be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something. Example: \"I stan that band, I've seen them five times.\" Meaning, Gen Z usage, and related slang."
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# stan

Gen Z[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** To be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something.

See it in a sentence

I stan that band, I've seen them five times.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    stan,[Living rent free](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/living-rent-free/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    [geek out](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/geek-out/)

- Boomer

    [hung up on](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hung-up-on/)

- Plain English

    to be an intensely devoted fan of someone or something

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## Related slang

- [smol](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smol/): Deliberate misspelling of small used affectionately for something tiny and cute.
- [SO](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/so/): Acronym for 'shout out' or for 'significant other.'
- [subtweet](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/subtweet/): To indirectly criticize someone online without naming or tagging them.
- [TBH](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tbh/): Acronym for 'to be honest,' prefacing a candid opinion.

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