noun Internet Slang

Shipper

/ˈʃɪp.ər/ · noun · slang

A fan who roots for two idols to be a couple — real or fully imagined.

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Definitions

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A fan who supports a romantic or close relationship between two people, real or fictional, from 'relationship.'

“She's a hardcore shipper of those two members.”
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Someone who collects 'moments' and edits as supposed proof their pairing is real.

“The shippers turned one shoulder-touch into a forty-minute video.”
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Used as a verb-related identity — to 'ship' a pairing is to want them together.

“I'm not really a shipper but even I saw that look.”
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Shipper In A Sentence

shippers really build entire universes out of two seconds of footage
respectful shippers exist but the delulu ones give us a bad name
the moment those two stood near each other, shippers logged on

Origin & Usage

From 'relationship,' coined in 1990s fanfiction communities and carried into K-pop fandom; idol pairings are tracked by dedicated shippers and ship names.

Variants shipshippingship name
Tags #kpop#stan#pop#fandom#anime

People Also Ask

What does shipper mean?

It's a fan who wants two people — real or fictional — to be in a relationship, and roots for that pairing.

What does it mean to ship two idols?

It means you support them being a couple, often collecting their interactions as 'evidence' even when it's just friendship.

What does shipper mean in slang?

Beyond K-pop it's anyone who wants two characters or people together — common in anime, TV, and book fandoms too.

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