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These are definitions of terms that are commonly used in Pokemon Shipping fandom. Some of these terms are specific to Pokemon Shipping fandom, but many of them are general terms used elsewhere that are also commonly used in Pokemon fandom.

ai shiteru: Japanese for "I love you"; commonly used in Shippy fanfiction.

canon: Something that is undeniably official in the anime/manga/game. eg: It is canon that Jesse and James are in love in Ono's manga; it is NOT canon that Jesse and James are in love in the anime.

citrus: A fanfic that contains some level of sexual situations.

crossbreeding: A romantic relationship between a human and a monster.

ghost: Can be added before a Shipping name to indicate a belief in future, rather than current, love between the characters.

halfbreed: Someone who believes in two conflicting Ships; usually Ash/Misty and Ash/Gary.

hint: Something from the anime/manga/game that supposedly indicates romantic feelings between two characters or from one character to another.

lemon: A fanfic that contains an explicit sexual scene.

lime: A fanfic that contains an implied sexual scene.

seme: The dominant, or "top", in a male homoseuxal relationship.

shoujo ai: Literally Japanese for "girl love"; means a homosexual relationship between two females that is fairly tame and based more on romance than on sex.

shonen ai: Literally Japanese for "boy love"; means a homosexual relationship between two males that is fairly tame and based more on romance than on sex.

uke: The submissive, or "bottom", in a male homosexual relationship.

yaoi: Japanese term for an explicity sexual male/male relationship; in English fandom is commonly used to simply mean any male homosexual relationship.

yuri: Japanese term for an explicity sexual female/female relationship; in English fandom is commonly used to simply mean any female homosexual relationship.