shacks up
Moves in romantically
Shacks up means to move in with someone, especially a romantic partner, without being married.
The term carries a slightly disapproving or old-fashioned tone, suggesting the arrangement is informal or improper: She shacked up with her boyfriend after college.
It can also mean simply to stay somewhere temporarily: We shacked up in a cheap motel for the night.
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
- roommatesPeople sharing a residence
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- living togetherSharing a dwelling
- moving inEstablishing new residence
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relationship formality
shacks upmarries
Enters into wedlock
weds · ties the knot · gets married · gets hitched · elopes