shack up

verb

shacked up; shacking up; shacks up

: to sleep or live together as unmarried sexual partners

Examples of shack up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, no trip would be complete without afternoon tea, taking in a show at Shakespeare's Globe, and shacking up at a five-star London legend like Claridge's. —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024 Here, a former prom king and queen who abruptly lost sight of each other in college shack up for professional reasons — and close proximity rekindles dormant sparks. —

Carole V. Bell, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024 And there is nowhere more fun to shack up with friends than Life House, Palm Springs. —

Juliet Izon, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024 Some platonic parents are shacking up together—albeit minus the shared bed—while others live separately and coordinate child care, not unlike separated or divorced parents might, sans the bitterness. —

Allison Hope, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shack up

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