Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shack rat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: shack- rat
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female civilian visiting military barracks in order to have sex with soldiers.

Slang

noun

A female civilian cohabitating with a male soldier.

Slang

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

shack rats (plural)

Questions

What does shack rat mean?: A female civilian visiting military barracks in order to have sex with soldiers.

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