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Taken and adapted from Bluetooth pairing (when two Bluetooth enabled devices agree to communicate with one another).

In bluetooth, When this happens, the two devices join what is called a trusted pair. When one device recognizes another device in an established trusted pair, each device automatically accepts communication, bypassing the discovery and authentication process that normally happen during Bluetooth interactions.

This can however be used when on the town to refer to women you hope to hook up with.
<aie93> Seen anyone to pair with yet?
<Matthew1471> nah, that woman pushing the pram looks already paired.

Pairing is the verb meaning "to pair"
pairing by Matthew1471 September 18, 2006
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pairing bicycle 

A term for when pairing shippers pair a particular character with various other characters.
"I ship Ash and Misty, but I also like Ash with May, and Ash with Dawn. I guess that makes Ash my pairing bicycle"
pairing bicycle by Anonymous4236 November 26, 2011

pairing whore 

A character in fan fiction that is/can be/ has been paired up with just about any male and/or female character from the original work. Whether it is out of character (also know as OC) or not.
Haruno Sakura (from Naruto) has been paired or has fallen in love with just about anyone as has Hermione Granger thus making them pairing whores.

slash pairing 

A slash pairing is when you pair two or more male characters together.

The female version of that is called Femslash.
A: The only slash pairing I ship is John and Sherlock!
B: Sweet, I ship Ciel and Sebastian from Black Butler.
slash pairing by xMinka June 21, 2014

One True Pairing

OTP is a perfect pairing between two fictional characters. Klaus and Caroline invented the word OTP.
One True Pairing is a couple so perfect for each other. For example the line that Klaus ended all ships. "He's your first love, I intend to be your last. However, long it takes."
One True Pairing by 000CAta June 12, 2017

crack pairing 

A romantic pairing (whether it be from a video game, movie, book, etc) that is completely implausible and/or bizarre, but people support it anyway, for laughs or otherwise.
Barret x Red XIII is a crack pairing.
crack pairing by Espiria September 2, 2008

one true pairing

also know as OTP. It is your favorite relationship in a fandom. It is the couple that fans prefer over all others.
Topanga and Cory are my One True Pairing in Boy Meets World.
one true pairing by mdancer23 November 26, 2013