Shipping

A verb used to describe the action of wishing for two people to enter a relationship (whether romantic or occasionally platonic) in books, movies, tv shows or real life. Shipping can often happen involuntarily, and it is the majority of what happens on the website, Tumblr. There are some very popular ships, some unpopular, as well as often lots of controversy between ships from the same fandom.

"Do you ship Klaroline, or Steroline?"

"Omigod. I am definitely shipping Olicity."

by S.C.Moffatt October 18, 2014

shipping

A term used to describe fan fictions that take previously created characters and put them as a pair. It usually refers to romantic relationships, but it can refer platonic ones as well. (Just think of "shipping" as short for "relationSHIP".)

It generally uses the initials of the characters shipped or a combination of the names, though this is not a rule.

AMshipping
AM-shipping
AM shipping
Ash & Misty shipping
Ashistyshipping

by Aiya March 6, 2005

Ship

A romantic relationSHIP between two people or characters. You shouldn't ship to people that are already in a relationship, because they really don't need it.

Lu : Hey , Lilly, I really ship Error and Ink!
Lilly : ok
Lu : I also ship Dust and Blueberry!
Lilly : ok, I get it...
Lu and I also ship Geno and reaper!
Lilly : I FUCKING GET IT!!!
Lu : and-
Lilly : FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!
Lu : why you weren't adopted by anyone
Lilly : what about our parents- wait... I'm adopted!?!?!
Lu : yeah, my parents weren't that smart.

by Lu the look-a-like June 12, 2018

ship

N: Short for romantic relationship, popularized in fanfiction circles.

V: To endorse a romantic relationship.

N: I see a 'ship developing between Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

V: I ship Ron/Hermione

by magwana April 13, 2003

ship

v. the act of shoving two fictional characters' heads together and yelling, "NOW KISS!"

"I ship Rose and ten so hard! They're so cute together... if only they were a canon couple..."

by regenderate November 29, 2013

Ship

A boat. That's all it should be. It's just a boat. People need to calm down with all this other crap; a ship is a BOAT. A big piece of metal that floats miraculously on the surface of the water, and usually holds people and/or cargo.

There is a ship in that movie. It was very large and it caught fire and people on it died.

by GPerc March 6, 2014

Ship It

In computer software - it means to publish / distribute the application in its current state. Often used humurously when the software is buggy and clearly not ready to publish.

Tester - "The game crashes whenever you attack an enemy"
Programmer - "Ship It!"

by MaDPuPPeT February 5, 2012