crackship en · NOUN
Etymology
From crack + ship, alluding to the erratic behaviour of crack cocaine users.
Meanings
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(slang) A ship that is canonically implausible, bizarre, or humorous.
We carve out little fiefdoms with the common love of a middle-aged actress, and we march up the gangplank to board our favorite crackship.
2016, Kathleen Smith, The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal, unnumbered page:Moreover, in the more silly venues of fandom, some fans generate "crack ships," or nonsensical couplings, such as sensing chemistry between Bonnie/A Rock.
2015, Kristen J. Warner, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, unnumbered page:With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going.
2019, "Thefudge", "The Marvelously Crafted", Lemon, 1 February 2019, page 49
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crackships | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| crack ship | alternative | lexicographic |