shacking
Sharing a home
Shacking is living with a romantic partner without being married—cohabiting.
The term comes from shack, suggesting informal or makeshift arrangements: They've been shacking up for two years now.
The phrase shack up carries a mildly disapproving or old-fashioned tone, though the practice it describes has become commonplace.
Residing at work
- partnersJoint venture participants
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- domesticityLife centered around home
- togethernessState of close connection
housemate · roommate · flatmate · nesting · homelife · sharing · communal · joint
Temporary place to stay
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-termOf limited duration
- crashingColliding with force
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
makeshift · provisional · squatting · camping out · roughing it · holed up · bunking · sofa surfing
Artistic nonconformist type
- alternativeAnother available choice
- nontraditionalDeparting from established norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
progressive · offbeat · free-spirited · hippie · commune · experimental · informal · stigma
live-in
Residing at work
- partnersJoint venture participants
- unmarriedNot legally wed
- domesticityLife centered around home
togetherness · housemate · roommate · flatmate · nesting · homelife · sharing · communal · joint · playing house
lodging
Temporary place to stay
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- short-termOf limited duration
- crashingColliding with force
stopgap · makeshift · provisional · squatting · camping out · roughing it · holed up · bunking · sofa surfing · precarious
bohemian
Artistic nonconformist type
- alternativeAnother available choice
- nontraditionalDeparting from established norms
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
unorthodox · progressive · offbeat · free-spirited · hippie · commune · experimental · informal · stigma · taboo
- shacking upLiving together unmarried
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