Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shak uhp]
- /ʃæk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shak uhp]
- /ʃæk ʌp/
Definitions of shack up words
- noun shack up a rough cabin; shanty. 1
- noun shack up Informal. radio shack. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs shack up cohabit: with sexual partner 1
- phrasal verb shack up If you say that someone has shacked up with someone else or that two people have shacked up together, you disapprove of the fact that they have started living together as lovers. 0
- verb shack up to live or take up residence, esp with a mistress or lover 0
- noun shack up to live or room (in a certain place) 0
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Origin of shack up
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80, Americanism; compare earlier shackly rickety, probably akin to ramshackle (Mexican Spanish jacal “hut” is a phonetically impossible source)
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Parts of speech for Shack up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shack up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shack up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shack up
verb shack up
noun shack up
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
Antonyms for shack up
verb shack up
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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