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M/S
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Appendix:Variations of "ms"
English
Etymology 1
Noun
en noun
en Ship prefixes en nautical en motor ship ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, in contrast to sailing ships and steamships.
Alternative forms
motor ship en MS M.S. M. S,
Synonyms
en motor ship MV M/V M.V. M. V.
Related terms
en motor ship SS TS
Translations
motor ship
French: fr N/M
Etymology 2
Initialism from the names Mulder and Scully.
Proper noun
en fandom slang The ship of characters Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the television series The X-Files.
en 2 December 1997 Gertie "the Bimbo" Beth PMP Fantasy (see the ep for what it really is...) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.x-files/NfAm9-_zHmk/l0V009vHzCMJ alt.tv.x-files I am a M/S 'Shipper from my brown roots to my red toenails, but PMP was in NO WAY "Shippey."
en 22 June 1998 StarGzrCMC Re: NEW: Heaven Is Here (movie fic) 01/01 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.x-files.creative/TiKPudFrOrg/W5pyjrSvr5gJ alt.tv.x-files.creative Does this mean that I'm going to be getting spoiled on M/S fic from you as well now? :-D
en 8 December 2001 Jewlz! Re: XF Controversies https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.tv.x-files/q205H35W6s0/1125mrr4JpoJ alt.tv.x-files Ok, being a M/S shipper is kinda hard now without Mulder around.
Synonyms
en Sculder
Anagrams
en ms sm. S/M sm S&M Sm S & M SM
en eponyms
en F/M ships Ships with initialisms (fandom) The X-Files