shippery
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or practice of supporting or approving of a romantic relationship (ship) between characters.
Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I found both the leads annoying and it seemed like nothing more than a showcase for two famous actors one of whom is deaf. It seemed very artificial and I'm not really a shipper in any way and it was 2 hours of continuous shippery."
- "I'm a noromo. I mostly care about the story. I don't pick up on or remember shippery things that Mulder and Scully do with each other during the ep that don't advance the story."
Etymology
From ship + -ery.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more shippery (comparative)
most shippery (superlative)