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ship war

ship war noun: an intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom.

Noun

ship war (plural ship wars)

  1. (slang) An intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom.
    • Oh, no, not another ship war between members of Team Edward and Team Jacob.
    • They seemed fascinated by my and Meg's absorption in the Harry Potter culture, so we told them stories of the ship wars […]2008, Melissa Anelli, Harry, A History, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 236

Forms of ship war

pluralship wars

Questions about ship war

What does ship war mean?
Ship war means an intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom.
What part of speech is ship war?
Ship war is a noun.
What is the plural of ship war?
The plural of ship war is ship wars.

Words near ship war in the dictionary

  1. ship rat
  2. ship rats
  3. Ship Rock
  4. ship track
  5. ship tracks
  6. ship war
  7. ship wars
  8. ship's bells
  9. ship's biscuit
  10. ship's biscuits
  11. ship's boat

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