Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ship and let ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: ship and let -ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

A pro-shipper slogan encouraging fans to focus on their preferred ships, avoiding ship wars and discourse over which ships are acceptable.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The second way the fandom anti is seen to transgress fandom mores is to ignore the fandom etiquette of "Ship and Let Ship" and attempt to impose their definition of appropriateness on popular character pairings, or ships, in various media texts."

Etymology

Alteration of live and let live.

Usage

Slang

Phrases

anti-shipper pro-shipper

Frequently Paired Words

anti-shipper pro-shipper

Questions

What does ship and let ship mean?: A pro-shipper slogan encouraging fans to focus on their preferred ships, avoiding ship wars and discourse over which ships are acceptable.
Where does ship and let ship come from?: Alteration of live and let live.

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