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shippare

to ship (a romantic pairing)

verb SHEEP-pah-reh Rare

Origin: English loanword from fandom culture ('to ship').

Usage Note

Shippare is a recent anglicism from internet and fandom culture, meaning to support or imagine a romantic relationship between two people or fictional characters. It is exclusively informal and belongs to online/social-media registers. Widely understood among younger Italian speakers.

Examples

"I fan shippano i due protagonisti del film."

Natural Translation

Fans ship the two protagonists of the film.

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