Xan
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Xan
- A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
- A diminutive of the female given name Alexandra.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of Xanax.
Noun edit
Xan (plural Xans)
- (slang) A Xanax tablet.
- 2014, "Tuesday", ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake, ILoveMakonnen:
- Upstairs I got Xans in an Advil bottle, I don't take them shits
- 2015, Jack Lester, "Xanax: Beyond The Pharmacy", The Collegian (Georgia Perimeter College), Volume 31, Number 8, page 3:
- Georgia State senior, Damian Phillips thinks "I've been prescribed Xans because I actually need them for stress and anxiety. Recreational use is all hype and something that people are doing to seem cool."
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Proper noun edit
Xan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English John