shebeen

Definitions

An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.

Equivalents

Examples

“‘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.”

“[…]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.”

“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.”

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