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Josquius t1_iy46cig wrote

The word Stan angers me

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vomit-gold t1_iy4a4ne wrote

I actually find it funny because a large number of BTS fans are not old enough to even know who ‘Stan’ is.

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CJYD21 t1_iy4jur5 wrote

I find it funny that for us older Korean-Americans, BTS stood for Burning Ttonggumong (Anus) Syndrome before the kpop group came out.

E.g. Taco Bell gave me gnarly BTS

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josidhe t1_iy4clzj wrote

Doesn't this kind of thing usually play out with people coming up with a new "most popular guess" meaning and eventually that becomes an official alternate meaning of the term?

Much to the irritation of people who knew the original meaning already.

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FartingBob t1_iy4chq6 wrote

Why?

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Josquius t1_iy4qav7 wrote

Irrational insecurity about growing old probably.

Though I think there might be more logic to it in being a reference to a 20 year old song that was a big deal when it was new but otherwise hasn't had much of a cultural impact until this.

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