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{{For|the Liverpool band|Shack (band)}} |
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{{For| The Mexican Choreographer|Shack (Choreographer)}} |
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[[Image:Shack in Pigeon Forge, TN by Zachary Davies.jpg|thumb|A large shack near [[Pigeon Forge]], Tennessee]] |
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[[Image:Rundown Shack.jpg|thumb|Shacks are most often used for storage or have been abandoned.]] |
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A '''shack''' is a type of small [[house]] that is in disrepair. The word may derive from the [[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]] (Aztec) word ''xacalli'' or "adobe house" by way of [[Mexican Spanish]] ''xacal''/''jacal'', which has the same meaning as "shack"[http://www.bartleby.com/61/75/S0307500.html]. It was a common usage among people of Mexican ancestry throughout the U.S. southwest and was picked up by speakers of American English. |
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In [[Australia]], particularly in [[Tasmania]]<ref>Matthew Newton, Shack Life: Tasmanian shacks and shack culture (2003) ISBN 0646428780 </ref>, shacks were originally [[holiday home]]s located on [[crown land]] such as along river banks (especially the [[Murray River]]) or near beaches. They were roughly built as they were likely to get washed away in [[flood]]s, and had no [[Title (property)|legal title]] on the land they were built on. Now, a lot of the shack owners have [[Freehold (real property)|freehold]] title to their land, and are subject to [[building code]]s to reduce the risk of damage or injury from floods and storms. Many are now quite grand [[holiday home]]s and [[summer house]]s. The [[New Zealand]] equivalent is called a ''[[Bach (New Zealand)|bach]]''. |
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In [[South Africa]], shacks (also referred to as mikhukhu or imijondolo[http://www.azapo.org.za/publications/utlwangazapo.htm] ) are an increasingly common form of accommodation for millions of people and are mostly found in or around urban areas, particularly on the outskirts of larger cities. In recent years shack dwellers have organised major protests around the country. The largest movement of shack dwellers is called [[Abahlali baseMjondolo]] (loosely translated: "The Residents from the Shacks"). |
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==Other meanings of the word== |
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*In [[amateur radio]] [[jargon]], a shack refers to the place where an [[amateur radio operator]]'s radio sending and receiving apparatus is located and operated. The term originally meant that part of a ship where the radio apparatus was located and operated. This is the inspiration for the name '[[RadioShack]]'. |
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*In [[military aviation]] jargon, a "shack" refers to a successful, direct hit on a ground target. |
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*[[Bus stop]]s are often referred to as "shacks" by commuters and the common passerby because some bus stops have roofs on top of the stops for shade and protection from the rain. |
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