Shacky

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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"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."

Etymology

From shack + -y.

Related phrases

run down

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