shippy

adj — 2 senses

shippy

adj

US /ˈʃɪpi/

Etymology From ship + -y.

1

Related to or characteristic of a ship (vessel).

  • Well, we have been here since Mid-June, beside a reefy and shippy shore, with sails by day and lamps by night, all over the water, and a sunrise and sunset gun from an obsolete fort across the harbor.1899, William Dean Howells, quoted in Michael Anesko, Letters, Fictions, Lives: Henry James and William Dean Howells (1997), page 349
  • About the interior decorations, however, there was nothing shippy.1982, Eileen Simpson, Poets in Their Youth: A Memoir, page 11:
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  • […] there were always vehicles parked there, and anyone driving by will think we're just tourists gawping at all the shippy stuff.2008, H. A. Covington, The Brigade, page 127:
2

Lifestyle Slang Related to, characteristic of, or supporting a romantic relationship (ship) between characters.

  • Anyway, the shippy moment comes when Scully (who's noticeably pregnant) and Mulder are talking on the park bench.1997 November 27, Hieu G. Nguyen, “Shippiest moments on XF”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):
  • One thing that can be inferred is that "Ghosts", a very shippy episode, apparently didn't scare (pun intended) any viewers away.1999 January 7, storml...@hotmail.com, “Re: X-Files Ratings For Terms of Endearment”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):
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  • i agree. even if it's just a couple of moments of bliss, my shippy heart will be content.2001 April 12, clarkal, “Re: The pregnancy conversation”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):
Antonyms
noromoish
Derived terms
shippiness

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