Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlf.ʃɪp/Category:English 2-syllable words#SELFSHIPCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SELFSHIP
• Rhymes: -ɛlfʃɪpCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛlfʃɪp#SELFSHIPCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛlfʃɪp/2 syllables#SELFSHIP
• Hyphenation: self‧ship

Noun

selfship (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#SELFSHIPCategory:English nouns#SELFSHIPCategory:English uncountable nouns#SELFSHIPCategory:English uncountable nouns#SELFSHIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with entries#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SELFSHIP

1. The state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.
   • 1882, Sarah A. Ramsdell, The lessons of the ages:

     [...] separate from God, or so long as God is only found in the heavens, and man is trying with the wrong key to unlock the sanctuary of this divine selfship.

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   • 1918, International journal of surgery:

     Our selfship of the past must develop into citizenship. We must remember that each individual in the community is an asset to us — that no nation can be strong if its citizens are weak and diseased.

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   • 1973, Melvin Herman Marx, William Allen Hillix, Systems and theories in psychology:

     The time-honored way was to use self as though it were a little man-inside-the-man who ordered all activities so that they pretty well suited his imperial selfship.

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   • 1999, Iyanla Vanzant, In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want:

     Having learned so much about family relationships, friendships, and, more important, the selfship, Luanne documented how to develop and nurture all relationships with the vigilant employment of loving principles.

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Alternative forms

• self-ship

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛlfˌʃɪp/Category:English 2-syllable words#SELFSHIPCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SELFSHIP
• Rhymes: -ɛlfʃɪpCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛlfʃɪp#SELFSHIPCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛlfʃɪp/2 syllables#SELFSHIP
• Hyphenation: self‧ship

Noun

selfship (plural selfships)Category:English lemmas#SELFSHIPCategory:English nouns#SELFSHIPCategory:English countable nouns#SELFSHIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with entries#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SELFSHIP

1. (fandom slangCategory:English fandom slang#SELFSHIP) A situation where a person makes an OC (original character) or self-insert and ships them with their favorite character, aka a F/O (fictional other).
   • 2023 November 5, @lexintothenex, Twitter‎:

     the one year anniversary of my selfship with rayman is coming up tomorrow and I really wanted to get some art done, but I've been so exhausted and burnt out lately that I'm not sure I'll be able to finish it...

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Verb

selfship (third-person singular simple present selfships, present participle selfshipping, simple past and past participle selfshipped)Category:English lemmas#SELFSHIPCategory:English verbs#SELFSHIPCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with entries#SELFSHIPCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SELFSHIP

1. (fandom slangCategory:English fandom slang#SELFSHIP) To ship oneself with a fictional character.