shack up
verb
shacked up; shacking up; shacks up
: to sleep or live together as unmarried sexual partners
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But the biggest bomb to drop is that Peter is divorcing Michaela and shacking up with Simone, leaving Michaela out to dry and showing Peter's true colors.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
And those who prefer to shack up in closer proximity to the Empire Polo Grounds, where Coachella and Stagecoach go down, might look toward the Madison Club, the Coachella Valley’s most exclusive golf resort enclave.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
The heated kitchen moment also proves to Kat that there are some very positive upsides to her and Elliot shacking up.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
Leaves changing and temperatures dropping can quickly transform the desire to couple up into the urge to shack up.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 22 May 2025
And those who prefer to shack up in closer proximity to the Empire Polo Grounds, where Coachella and Stagecoach go down, might look toward the Madison Club, the Coachella Valley’s most exclusive golf resort enclave.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2025
The heated kitchen moment also proves to Kat that there are some very positive upsides to her and Elliot shacking up.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
Leaves changing and temperatures dropping can quickly transform the desire to couple up into the urge to shack up.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for shack up
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“Shack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack%20up. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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