ship
To want two people — real or fictional — to be romantically together.
Definitions
To root for two characters or real people to be in a romantic relationship. Comes from 'relationship.' Can be fictional (TV/anime characters), idol-on-idol, or even real celebs. Shipping has its own elaborate culture: ship names (Larry, Destiel), fanfic, edits, the works. In K-pop, shipping group members is a whole industry the labels quietly lean into.
As a noun: the pairing itself.
To be moved — usually overnight, usually with no warning — from one facility to another. Often punitive, sometimes for classification, always disruptive: you lose your job, your cell, your spot in the car. 'Getting shipped' is the constant background fear.
ship In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Short for 'relationship,' popularised in the late 1990s by X-Files fans (the 'Mulder/Scully shippers') and spread to all of fandom from there.
People Also Ask
What does ship mean?
To ship is to want two people — real or fictional — to be romantically together.
How do you use ship in a sentence?
"I totally ship those two characters, they'd be perfect together."
Where does the word ship come from?
It's short for "relationship," and comes from online fandom culture where fans root for particular couples.
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