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stanbase (複数形 stanbases)

1. The stans (extremely obsessive fans) of a thing or person taken as a group.
   • 2014 August 25, Kevin O’Keeffe, “Directioners, Arianators, Katy Cats, Oh My: Stanbase Names, Ranked”, in The Atlantic (from the archive of The Wire)‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 June 2020:

     Each group of fans and stans has a name – like the Arianators – but not all stanbase names are created equal.

   • 2016 August/September, Laur M. Jackson, “The Reality of Teen-Run Stan Accounts”, in The Fader, number 105, page 120:

     “There have been other Bey stans and other stanbases who have come for me, which I find weird,” [Evan] Cox added.

   • 2017 July 20, Phil Witmer, “Drake’s Club Paradise Tour Predicted the Future of Rap Five Years Ago”, in Vice‎^[2], archived from the original on 14 May 2021:

     One could argue that that Drake and Kanye West are hip-hop's most prolific vampires. Both have an uncanny way of picking up the scent of younger artists with fanatic online stanbases, taking them under their wings, and then leeching off their most interesting ideas for their own work.