Etymology

multistan

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Today it means: A person who is a stan (“obsessive fan”) of multiple people or things, especially K-pop performers. Full definition →

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multistan · noun1

From multi- + stan (“obsessive fan”).

multistan · noun2

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.

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