Meaning & use
Shacking
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(informal) Living together in a romantic relationship without being married, typically used in the phrase 'shacking up.'
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They've been shacking up together since last spring.
Her parents disapproved of her shacking up with her boyfriend before the wedding.
A note on using this word
Almost always appears with 'up,' and carries a casual, sometimes disapproving tone compared to the neutral term 'cohabiting.'
Words with a similar meaning
cohabitingmoving in together
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