English

Proper noun

Xan

1. A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

See also

• Al
• Alex
• Lex
• Xander

Etymology 2

Shortening of Xanax.

Noun

Xan ‎(plural Xans)

1. (slang) A Xanax tablet.
   • 1998 December 5, ChaosLiz [username], “Re: Xanax+Valium?”, in alt.drugs, Usenet:

     Hmmmm...I don't know about the combo...I've never tried that...but I love Xans and Valiums...well until I OD'd on Valiums and almost died...now I'm afraid of all pills...

   • 2014, "Tuesday", ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake, ILoveMakonnen:

     Upstairs I got Xans in an Advil bottle, I don't take them ****

   • 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."

Bipi

Noun

xan

1. water, fresh water

References

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (1988)

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaŋ/

Noun

xan m ‎(plural xans)

1. a man who lets himself be controlled by anyone else^[1]; a weakling
   • 1996, Xosé Cid Cabido, Unha liña no ceo: 58 narradores galegos, 1979-1996, Xerais de Galicia, page 270:

     —Xa ti mesma o dis: un xan, un xanciño.

     —You say it yourself: a weakling, a little weakling.

Derived terms

• xanciño

References

1. ↑ “xan”. Dicionario da Real Academia Galega.

Lojban

Rafsi

xan

1. rafsi of xance.