"unstan" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unstans [present, singular, third-person], unstanning [participle, present], unstanned [participle, past], unstanned [past]
Etymology: From un- + stan. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|stan}} un- + stan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unstan (third-person singular simple present unstans, present participle unstanning, simple past and past participle unstanned)
  1. (slang, transitive, intransitive) To stop acting as a stan (for); to cease to be an obsessive fan (of). Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Fandom
    Sense id: en-unstan-en-verb-Qo097uEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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