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shacky

adj

Etymology

From shack + -y.

  1. derived from xacalli
  2. derived from jacal
  3. suffixed as shacky — “shack + y”

Definitions

  1. run-down, like a shack

    • The décor will have “a shacky look,” Mr. Abrams said, and the menu will have seaside and raw bar specialties: 79 Macdougal Street (Bleecker Street), (212) 260-0100.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA