'ship

See also: ship and -ship

English

Etymology

Clipping of relationship.

Noun

'ship (plural 'ships)

  1. (slang) Clipping of relationship.
    • 2023 July 15, Gretty Garcia, “All the Deets on How Old the Cast of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Is on the Show and IRL”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
      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.
    • 2024 October 30, Gretty Garcia, “Zazie Beetz and David Rysdahl’s Relationship Timeline All in One Place”, in Cosmopolitan[2]:
      The celebs ring in the new year, and Zazie takes the opportunity to fully hard launch their ’ship. S’cute!

See also

  • ship (fictional relationship)