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.
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