rivalship
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Meaning · English
A ship involving characters with an adversarial relationship.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
it took me longer to ship drarry bc when i first read HP i was young and pure and didnt care about ships but now im rivalship trash so
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “rivalship” mean?
A ship involving characters with an adversarial relationship.
Is “rivalship” formal or informal?
rivalship is generally slang.