
Shack
Housing Quality
Implies a lack of comfort or luxury, often temporary or improvised housing.

During the gold rush, miners lived in shacks near the mines.
Rustic Charm
Sometimes used nostalgically or affectionately for quaint or simple rural dwellings.

We spent our summer in an old fishing shack by the lake.
Poverty Indicator
Can be used to signify economic hardship or poor living conditions.

Families in that area were living in shacks with no running water.
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