[quote=@Zarkun] The legitimate term is pairing. Shipping is, in reality, typically associated with the moving of goods, or people unfortunately, between locations. [/quote] I have a dictionary that has both definitions. [quote=@t2wave] I'm sure at least one has. But probably not many. It is common but it was many years doing RPs before I heard the term. And I just figured out what it meant because of the logical statement. They were shipped like a package. After which I promptly ignored most of the pairings because people will ship anyone and anything. [/quote] It didn't take me long on the Internet to figure out. But that's probably because I was a fan of a fandom that was notorious for the name. Pokemon. Pokeshipping Pearlshipping, etc etc xD Pretty much all pairings end with shipping. XD