shack up

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English - English
To live together, especially of an unmarried couple

I don't think his father was too thrilled when he shacked up with his girlfriend.

(bad language) Live together before you get married, live common-law
{i} live together without being legally married (Slang)
room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
shack up

    Turkish pronunciation

    şäk ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsʜak ˈəp/ /ˈʃæk ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'shak ] (noun.) 1878. probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety.
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