Idiom idiom
shacked up
Meaning
(of a couple) Sharing a house, but not married.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They are shacked up in a small apartment.”
“After dating for two years, they decided to get shacked up to save money on rent.”
“Although their families expected a traditional wedding, the couple chose to live together, happily shacked up in a quiet cottage by the sea.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026