Ship
To support or imagine two people or characters as a romantic couple.
“I ship the two detectives because their chemistry carries the whole show.”
Ship functions as both a verb and a noun in fandom: fans ship a pairing, and the pairing itself can be called a ship.
Ship is shortened from relationship and grew in online fan communities, especially 1990s television fandom and later fanfiction culture.
I ship it
A statement supporting the pairing.
ship name
A blended nickname for the two people.
crack ship
An unlikely or unconventional imagined pairing.
Does shipping mean the couple is official?
No. Fans can ship people who are not canonically together.
Can you ship real people?
People do, though real-person shipping can cross boundaries and make those involved uncomfortable.