Shebeen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃɪˈbiːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shebeen is a noun meaning An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
Meaning
An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To operate an unlicensed drinking establishment.
Example Sentences
‘Well, let's line,’ he said to Ben. ‘We can fill up at a shebeen.’
On almost every corner there were shebeens, illegal saloons that were shacks where home-brewed beer was served.
Every night and day there were bombs and gunshots and riots and roundups, and it didn't take long to gain access to the bars and shebeens where these things were discussed with a certain knowingness.
[…]while across Ladbroke Grove, on the mainly black side, the Rio cafe into which I self-consciously tiptoed occasionally became the Mangrove restaurant, and All Saints Road the shebeen and dope-dealing capital of London, under the hammer of the police.
Word Forms
- shebeens
- shebeening
- shebeened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shebean, found-on, poteen, sheugh, sheelin, sheal.
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