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selfship

Syllables: self·shipUK/ˈsɛlf.ʃɪp/

selfship noun: the state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.

Noun (1)

selfship (uncountable)

  1. The state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.
    • [...] separate from God, or so long as God is only found in the heavens, and man is trying with the wrong key to unlock the sanctuary of this divine selfship.1882, Sarah A. Ramsdell, The lessons of the ages
    • Our selfship of the past must develop into citizenship. We must remember that each individual in the community is an asset to us — that no nation can be strong if its citizens are weak and diseased.1918, International journal of surgery

Noun (2)

UK/ˈsɛlfˌʃɪp/

selfship (plural selfships)

  1. (slang) A situation where a person makes an OC (original character) or self-insert and ships them with their favorite character, aka a F/O (fictional other).
    • the one year anniversary of my selfship with rayman is coming up tomorrow and I really wanted to get some art done, but I've been so exhausted and burnt out lately that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it...2023 November 5, @lexintothenex, Twitter

Verb

UK/ˈsɛlfˌʃɪp/

selfship (third-person singular simple present selfships, present participle selfshipping, simple past and past participle selfshipped)

  1. (slang) To ship oneself with a fictional character.

Forms of selfship

Noun
pluralselfships
alternative formself-ship
Verb
third-person singular presentselfships
present participleselfshipping
past participleselfshipped
pastselfshipped

Origin of selfship

From self + -ship. Compare Dutch zelfschap, Swedish självskap, Norwegian selvskap.

From self- + ship.

Words formed from selfship

Questions about selfship

What does selfship mean?
Selfship means the state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.
What part of speech is selfship?
Selfship can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce selfship?
Selfship is pronounced /ˈsɛlf.ʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of selfship?
The plural of selfship is selfships.

Words near selfship in the dictionary

  1. selfsame
  2. selfsameness
  3. selfsames
  4. selfsecure
  5. selfserving
  6. selfship
  7. selfshipped
  8. selfshipper
  9. selfshippers
  10. selfshipping
  11. selfships

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