Dship

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Do you use "Dship"?
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Part of Speech

Noun

Pronunciation

['dee shihp]

Definition

A shortened form of "discipleship", which is when someone meets with a younger person in order to counsel them and give them guidance, especially spiritual guidance.

Example Sentence

I'll be there after dship!

Context Labels

This slang is primarily used among Christian groups. Among these groups, about a third of respondents had never heard the word and almost half never use the word, suggesting that the slang is still low in popularity. [1]

Heard Used (in conversation) Used (in text)
Often 54 48 43
Sometimes 13 9 11
Never 29 39 42

References

  1. Data taken from an informal survey conducted among 96 members of various Christian groups on Northwestern's campus.