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Etymology

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shack +‎ -y

Adjective

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shacky (comparative shackier, superlative shackiest)

  1. run-down, like a shack
    • 2009 September 2, “Opening in September”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.