SHACK


Meaning of SHACK in English

■ noun a roughly built hut or cabin.

■ verb ( ~ up ) informal move in or live with someone as a lover.

Origin

C19: perh. from Mexican jacal , Nahuatl xacatli 'wooden hut'.

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