phan

plural phans

1. An ornamental tray with a pedestal, common in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

plural phans

1. Alternative letter-case form of Phan (fan of the band Phish)

plural Phans · alternative phan

1. slangA fan of the American rock band Phish.

   But none were as crazy as this one -- when Phish's tie-dyed "Phans" danced in the aisles, sang along to the music and generally created a scene that recalled the Grateful Dead's glory daze.

   2006 July 9, “Wanna try the meaning of life?”, in Oakland Tribune, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2016

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   Phish "phans" compile set lists, take notes on performances and tape-record everything from a section designated for them at each show. […] Yes, that's another treat for the former Deadheads among the phans.

   2000 September 23, “Eclectic crowd catches Phish”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2021

   It was the type of evening -- an entirely mesmerizing and moving two-set concert filled with superb musicianship and incredible improvisation -- that made the undying devotion of the "phans" seem quite logical.

   2012 August 20, Jim Harrington, “Review: Phish closes SF stand on legendary note”, in Contra Costa Times, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016

   Synonyms: Phishhead

1. slanglifestyleThe real-person fiction ship of YouTube personalities Daniel Howell and Phil Lester.

   In 2017 Tumblr fandometrics identified that two of the ten most reblogged ships were RPF ships. YouTube vloggers Dan Howell and Phil Lester, whose ship portmanteau is Phan, […]

   2018 June, Emily E. Roach, “The homoerotics of the boyband, queerbaiting and RPF in pop music fandoms”, in The Journal of Fandom Studies, volume 6, number 2

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   In hindsight, I now regret the errors of my ways (flashback to the time I was embarrassingly obsessed with Phan, the romantic pairing of YouTubers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester) as I find it uncomfortable to see people make the mistakes I once did.

   2019 June 24, Jade Tan, “All Aboard The Ship”, in The High, International School of Lausanne, page 10

   Fans were so frenzied by the idea of a romantic relationship between them that Phan has always maintained a spot in the top five of Yearly Top Ships on Tumblr for the past three years.

   2020 May, Sherin John Francis, Kavya Purushothaman, “Fanfiction: A Study as An Uprising Genre in LIterature”, in Purakala, volume 31, number 30, page 28

1. A surname from Vietnamese.

   Phan Thi Kim Phuc, whose photograph became a symbol of the horrors of the Vietnam war, has had her final skin treatment with a burn specialist, 50 years after her village was struck by napalm.

   2022 July 1, Rebecca Ratcliffe, “‘Napalm girl’ Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives final burn treatment after 50 years”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022

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   “I grew up in a Buddhist family,” Thao Nguyen Phan says of her childhood in Vietnam. “Even though the religion here seems to emphasise peace and mindfulness, the land is turbulent, there is always conflict, and the environmental impact on the river has been very dramatic.”

   2022 February 28, Rosanna McLaughlin, “Thao Nguyen Phan: ‘There’s beauty and optimism in these tragic stories’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022

1. A surname from Hakka.