Here is a list of word that I’ll be using as I talk and explain what shipping is. I will try to make the definition of each word as simple as I can so you can understand if you are not sure what any of these words mean.
AU (Alternate Universe) – changing something from the characters past that would give them a different life
BrOTP (Bromance One True Pairing) – a pairing of two guys that you see as being best friends forever
Canon – a pairing fans have shipped and in the show they confirmed that the couples in the pairing are together
Crackship – a pairing of a couple that you wish to see happen but the characters in the pairing have nothing in common and or the characters are in two different universes and it’s impossible to see them together
Cross-overs – having characters from a show go into another show
Fan Made – fans make videos about their pairings
Fanart – fans draw the pairings together
Fandom – a group of fans who are into the same show and the show is a kingdom to them, a kingdom of fans
Fanfiction – stories fans make to see their pairing together
Fangirling/boying – a fan being really excited about something happening in their fandom
Fanon (Fan Canon) – fans make up facts about a pairing that they ship, the facts they made up aren’t real but if you rewatch the show and notice their facts could be true but the show hasn’t confirmed it to be a canon
Feels – it’s saying that something was really emotional to them
Headcanon – a fact in someone’s head about a show that hasn’t become a fanon or canon, yet
NoTP (No True Pairing) – a pairing that people ship but you can’t see them ever being together or you don’t like them being together
OC (Original Character) – a character of yourself that you made to be in a show you love
OTP (One True Pairing) – your favorite pairing that you REALLY REALLY want to see happen more than any other pairing you ship
Platonic Ships – a pairing that you can only see the characters being friends
Romantic Ships – a pairing that you see being together and getting married and having kids
Rule 34 of the internet – if you can think of a pairing there are images of it
Shipping – a pairing of a couple that you wish to see happen or be together
Slash Fanfiction – pairings of characters of the same gender being in a romantic ship
Yaoi – boy with boy or a gay couple
Yuri – the female version of yaoi, girl with girl