stanbase
The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.
Noun
- The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.
- Each group of fans and stans has a name – like the Arianators – but not all stanbase names are created equal. - 2014 August 25, Kevin O’Keeffe, “Directioners, Arianators, Katy Cats, Oh My: Stanbase Names, Ranked”, in...
- “There have been other Bey stans and other stanbases who have come for me, which I find weird,” [Evan] Cox added. - 2016 August/September, Laur M. Jackson, “The Reality of Teen-Run Stan Accounts”, in The Fader, number...
- One could argue that that Drake and Kanye West are hip-hop's most prolific vampires. Both have an uncanny way of picking up the scent of younger artists with fanatic online stanbases, taking them under their wings, and...
Origin
From stan + base, after fanbase.