Noun: shebeen shu'been
Usage: Ireland, S.Africa
Usage: Ireland, S.Africa
- Unlicensed drinking establishment
"The police raided the local shebeen late at night"
Derived forms: shebeens
Type of: boozer [Brit, informal], gin mill [N. Amer, informal], groggery [US, archaic], inn [Brit], pothouse [archaic], pub [Brit, Cdn], public house [Brit], saloon [Brit], tap house [archaic], taphouse [archaic], tavern, watering hole [informal]
Encyclopedia: Shebeen