shebeen
pronunciation
How to pronounce shebeen in British English:
UK [ʃɪˈbi:n]
How to pronounce shebeen in American English:
US [ʃəˈbin]
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- Noun:
- unlicensed drinking establishment
Word Origin
- shebeen (n.)
- "cabin where unlicensed liquor is sold and drunk," 1781, chiefly in Ireland and Scotland, from Irish seibin "small mug," also "bad ale," diminutive of seibe "mug, bottle, liquid measure." The word immigrated and persisted in South African and West Indian English.
Example
- 1. So we wiii go tothe shebeen josie in goma .
- 2. What else has shebeen deprived of ?
- 3. How long has shebeen like this ?
- 4. Sir , since when has shebeen under your protection ?
- 5. If everything is so inevitable , then why has shebeen trying to keep us apart all these years ?