shack-upn.
/ˈʃakʌp/ slang (chiefly U.S.).
1. Cohabitation. Also attributive.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > together > outside marriage
cohabitation1548
domestic partnership1845
shacking1884
shack-up1935
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > cohabitation
cohabitation1548
bed-companya1555
free union1852
shacking1884
shack-up1935
1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. ii. 54 ‘Oh, you kin be had,’ Gold retorted... ‘Yeah? But not wid de trace chains. Never no shack up. Ah want dis tip-in love and tip yo' hat and walk out.’
1974 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Oct. 1155/2 An affair with David,..a shack-up with Colin.
1977 Toronto Star 21 May b5 One down-to-earth mother referred to ‘my child's shack-up partner’.
2. A partner in cohabitation or sexual intercourse.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual partner > [noun]
sleeping partner?1456
screw1725
sexual partner1847
shack-job1946
shack-up1969
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > one who co-inhabits > outside marriage
domestic partner1815
bide-in1916
bidie-in1916
cohabiter1942
shack-job1946
cohabitee1955
shack-up1969
live-in1977
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > cohabitation > one who
star boarder1875
tallyman1876
tallywoman1890
bide-in1916
bidie-in1916
cohabiter1942
shack-job1946
cohabitee1955
shack-up1969
live-in1977
1969 E. R. Johnson Mongo's back in Town ii. 20 That's not like Angel. She was still Mike's shackup.
1972 J. Gores Dead Skip (1973) xxiii. 163 He didn't even know if the guy was married or single. He might have a shack-up there for the night.
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