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multistan en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From multi- + stan (“obsessive fan”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) A person who is a stan (“obsessive fan”) of multiple people or things, especially K-pop performers.
    • another day of stays [Stray Kids stans] and army [BTS stans] fighting😪 TIRED of being a multistan 2023 December 4, @vx_lust, Twitter, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2024:

Forms

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multistans Number=Plur lexicographic
multi-stan alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

solo stan

Synonyms

multi

multistan en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From multi- + -stan, possibly modelled after bantustan. Coined by Paul N. Malherbe in his 1974 book Multistan: A Way Out of the South African Dilemma.

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, historical) A proposed special territory in apartheid-era South Africa in which racial laws are repealed and the authority of the central government is reduced, advocated as a policy by Paul N. Malherbe.

Forms

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Multistan alternative lexicographic
multistans Number=Plur lexicographic