Xan
See also: xan
English
Proper noun
Xan
- A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
- A diminutive of the female given name Alexandra.
See also
- Al
- Alex
- Lex
- Xander
Etymology 2
Shortening of Xanax.
Noun
Xan (plural Xans)
- (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 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."
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Anagrams
- XNA
Galician
Alternative forms
- Xoán, Xohán
Etymology
From Old Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Proper noun
Xan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English John