multistan
See also: Multistan and multi-stan
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From multi- + stan (“obsessive fan”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]multistan (plural multistans)
- (fandom slang) A person who is a stan (“obsessive fan”) of multiple people or things, especially K-pop performers.
- 2023 December 4, @vx_lust, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 2024-10-12:
- another day of stays [Stray Kids stans] and army [BTS stans] fighting😪 TIRED of being a multistan
Etymology 2
[edit]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.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]multistan (plural multistans)
- (South Africa, historical) A proposed special territory in apartheid-era South Africa in which racial laws are repealed and the authority of the central government is reduced, advocated as a policy by Paul N. Malherbe.