{"id":137182,"date":"2019-05-02T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=137182"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:08:36","slug":"eminems-definition-of-stan-enters-oxford-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/eminems-definition-of-stan-enters-oxford-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminem&#8217;s Definition of Stan Enters Oxford English Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gOMhN-hfMtY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Going back to the year 2002 when <strong>Eminem<\/strong> dropped one of the biggest hits of his career \u2013 the song <em>Stan<\/em>, a short story about an overly obsessed fan. 17 years later the word has been included in <strong>Oxford English Dictionary<\/strong> as a definition, noun and as a verb. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the examples:<\/p>\n<p>Definition: <em>An overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity.<\/em><br \/>\nNoun: <em>He has millions of <strong>stans<\/strong> who are obsessed with him and call him a rap god<\/em>.<br \/>\nVerb: <em>y&#8217;all know I <strong>stan<\/strong> for Katy Perry, so I was excited to see the artwork for her upcoming album<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Another one from our new music editor <strong>Re:tro Flava<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"137183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/eminems-definition-of-stan-enters-oxford-english\/eminem-kamikaze-review1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/eminem-kamikaze-review1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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