Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shack up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: shack- up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To live together, especially of an unmarried couple.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"The only thing I want to do after the war is marry some girl who's got more money than I have and shack up with lots more pretty girls."
"So I don't believe in alimony, okay, love? / Though I think we'd ought to / Shack up baby, shack up"
"The other rumor flying around thicker 'n flies on a three-day-old carcass is that new redheaded cook, Rory, is shacked up with you."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

shacks up (present, singular) shacking up (participle, present) shacked up (participle, past) shacked up (past)

Frequently Paired Words

cohabit elope POSSLQ

Synonyms

cohabit live together

Questions

What does shack up mean?: To live together, especially of an unmarried couple.

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