"stanbase" meaning in All languages combined

See stanbase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: stanbases [plural]
Etymology: From stan + base, after fanbase. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stan|base}} stan + base Head templates: {{en-noun}} stanbase (plural stanbases)
  1. The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group. Categories (topical): Fandom

Inflected forms

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