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shacktown

n. A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.

Usage examples of "shacktown".

Defoe was welcomed aboard by the Port Master, a local worthy who doubled as Mayor of Shacktown, charged with neglecting sanitation and handing out beer and bhang on election day.

Outside the electrified perimeter sprawled Shacktown, one of those shameful slums-cum-animal-pens that sprang up around an Outback landing field.

Naked authority over Chimps, Thals, and Shacktown whores who would do nearly anything for next to nothing.