Meanings
nounshack-shack (plural shack-shacks)
plural shack-shacks
- CaribbeanentertainmentA child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions.
- A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia).
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Origin
Imitative of its sound.
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shack-shack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shack-shack
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