'ship

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of relationship. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "Belly and her lifelong best friend Taylor may share the same age on the show, but they truly could not be more different. We j'adore^([sic]) seeing their 'ship play out on-screen, but outside the project they're actually four years apart, with Rain reportedly being around 24."

Example

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"Belly and her lifelong best friend Taylor may share the same age on the show, but they truly could not be more different. We j'adore^([sic]) seeing their 'ship play out on-screen, but outside the project they're actually four years apart, with Rain reportedly being around 24."

Etymology

Clipping of relationship.

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