Eminem’s definition of “stan” added to dictionary

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary added Eminem's definition of the word "stan", a derivative of his 2000 song, Pitchfork reports. In Webster it appears as both a noun - "an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan”, and a verb - “to exhibit fandom to an extreme or excessive degree” or “to be an extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of someone or something”. "Stan" joins more than 640 other new words to be added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. In 2017, the Eminem definition of “stan” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.