shackup

shackup
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: shack up
slang : the act of shacking up : cohabitation

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/shak"up'/, n. Slang.
an instance of shacking up: The census people counted both marriages and shackups.
[1945-50; n. use of v. phrase shack up]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • shackup — /shak up /, n. Slang. an instance of shacking up: The census people counted both marriages and shackups. [1945 50; n. use of v. phrase shack up] * * * …   Universalium

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