"rarepair" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɛɹ.pɛɹ/ [General-American], /ˈɹɛə(ɹ).pɛə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: rarepairs [plural]
Etymology: rare + pair Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rare|pair}} rare + pair Head templates: {{en-noun}} rarepair (plural rarepairs)
  1. (fandom slang) A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Shipping (fandom) Synonyms: rare pair
    Sense id: en-rarepair-en-noun-lOCFCLqg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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