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- [shak-uhp]
- /ˈʃækˌʌp/
- /ʃˈakʌp/
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- [shak-uhp]
- /ˈʃækˌʌp/
Definition of shackup word
- noun shackup an instance of shacking up: The census people counted both marriages and shackups. 1
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Origin of shackup
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; noun use of verb phrase shack up
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Parts of speech for Shackup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shackup popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
shackup usage trend in Literature
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