shackup

[ shak-uhp ]

/ ˈʃækˌʌp /

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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

shacket, shackle, Shackleton, shacko, shack-tapping, shackup, shacky, shad, shadberry, Shadbolt, shadbush

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British Dictionary definitions for shackup

shack up

verb

(intr, adverb usually foll by with) slang to live or take up residence, esp with a mistress or lover

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Other Idioms and Phrases with shackup

shack up

Sleep together or live in sexual intimacy without being married. For example, They had been dating for two months and then decided to shack up. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

Stay or reside with, as in I'm shacking up with my cousin till I find a place of my own. [Slang; first half of 1900s]