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Meaning of gin joint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, especially one which is shabby or downmarket.

dated, slang

Examples

“Rick Blaine: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."”
“The heroin trade has also flourished in Ruili, along with all the ancillary businesses of bordertowns: casinos, gin joints, a glitzy bowling alley, beauty parlors and garish short-time hotels catering to bigger-spending debauchers.”
“The Tanager was founded on East Fourth Street in a former barbershop, then relocated in 1953 to 90 East 10th, a cheaper, narrow, four-story building upstairs from a gin joint.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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