Current Events > Can we collectively agree to stop using the word "stan"?

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specialkid8
05/01/20 2:27:53 PM
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I don't know what it means but I'm sure it's stupid so lets just nip this thing in the bud, alright?
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Veggeta X
05/01/20 2:28:43 PM
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Only if we get rid of "shill" too. If not then no.

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ApherosyLove
05/01/20 2:29:16 PM
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We stan this opinion.

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R1masher
05/01/20 2:29:41 PM
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If theres one thing I wont stan for, thats banning words

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teepan95
05/01/20 2:29:54 PM
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PrideOfLion posted...
Nip it in the bud? Buddy, Eminem used it over 15 years ago

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Lost_All_Senses
05/01/20 2:30:31 PM
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The trick is you use them ironically until people feel stupid for using them seriously.

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MarthGoomba
05/01/20 2:31:46 PM
#8:


Oshi is a much better term
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malenz
05/01/20 2:33:06 PM
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I've never had a problem with it.

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specialkid8
05/01/20 2:43:57 PM
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Lost_All_Senses posted...
The trick is you use them ironically until people feel stupid for using them seriously.
Most people already are using it semi-ironically, like they think it's funny to use a dumb word.
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TheGoldenEel
05/01/20 2:44:24 PM
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I think it conveys a very specific concept quite succinctly and is therefore a worthwhile addition to the lexicon

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Odoylerules
05/01/20 2:44:44 PM
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Idk what it means
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inloveanddeath0
05/01/20 2:49:15 PM
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Hexenherz
05/01/20 2:50:33 PM
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I hate it because it's a reflection of how Eminem butchered this really beautiful Dido song.

ApherosyLove posted...
We stan this opinion.
so evil!!

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NinjaBreakfast
05/01/20 2:51:16 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
I think it conveys a very specific concept quite succinctly and is therefore a worthwhile addition to the lexicon
Yeah I'm okay with this

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Lost_All_Senses
05/01/20 3:02:20 PM
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specialkid8 posted...
Most people already are using it semi-ironically, like they think it's funny to use a dumb word.

It is funny to use dumb words ironically.

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DespondentDeity
05/01/20 3:03:03 PM
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Hello, I'm Stan Grimes.

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