shackup

[ shak-uhp ]
/ ˈʃækˌʌp /

noun Slang.

an instance of shacking up: The census people counted both marriages and shackups.

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Origin of shackup

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase shack up

Words nearby shackup

shack-tapping, shacket, shackle, shackleton, shacko, shackup, shacky, shad, shadberry, shadbolt, shadbush
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