shipgirl

English

Alternative forms

  • ship girl, ship-girl

Etymology

From ship +‎ girl.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪpˌɡɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪpˌɡɜɹl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
  • Hyphenation: ship‧girl

Noun

shipgirl (plural shipgirls)

  1. (Japanese fiction) A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes; usually a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real-life warship.

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