>>5938791Do the definition of a ship in this context isn't something you'd probably find in a typical English dictionary. The term ship comes the idea that the human consciousness is like an ocean of ideas, as new ideas are formed they join the ocean of your consciousness (along with other things such as your memories, perception of reality, emotions, and so on). The idea is your mind is a mixture of all these things, things you've taken in subconsciously or have intelligently created to form a unique idea within your own mind, typically one of which utilizes your previous minds ocean.
The term ship comes into play because some ideas take a mind of their own and are able to traverse the ocean of your mind once they're created and have an entire autonomous journey of their own. These ideas will continue forth on their own and typically compound until they're an unstoppable force.
Now in the realm of the English web this typically is used to refer to relationships crested between 2 characters, these relationships can range between canon to complete headcanon schizophrenia but the 1 thing in common is that these ships are ideas that usually were created by some founding experience, such as Naruto obsessing over Sasuke, and then from there they set sail on the ocean of your consciousness and become stories of there own, typically with heavy focus on the romantic interest between the 2 inciting characters.
Alternatively it's just short for relationship.
