Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crackship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crack-ship
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ship that is canonically implausible, bizarre, or humorous.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Moreover, in the more silly venues of fandom, some fans generate "crack ships," or nonsensical couplings, such as sensing chemistry between Bonnie/A Rock."
"We carve out little fiefdoms with the common love of a middle-aged actress, and we march up the gangplank to board our favorite crackship."
"With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going."

Etymology

From crack + ship, alluding to the erratic behaviour of crack cocaine users.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

crackships (plural) crack ship (alternative)

Synonyms

crack pairing

Questions

What does crackship mean?: A ship that is canonically implausible, bizarre, or humorous.
Where does crackship come from?: From crack + ship, alluding to the erratic behaviour of crack cocaine users.

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