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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃɪˈbiːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shə bēn′)

she•been (shə bēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Scot., Irish Eng.,]South African.

Scottish Termsa tavern or house where liquor is sold illegally.

English chopin¹
Irish síbín illicit whiskey, place where such whiskey is sold (ellipsis from teach síbín shebeen house), origin, originally, a unit of measure
1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shebeen, shebean /ʃɪˈbiːn/ n

Irish Scot South African a place where alcoholic drink is sold illegally
(in Ireland) alcohol, esp home-distilled whiskey, sold without a licence
(in South Africa) a place where Black African men engage in social drinking

Etymology: 18th Century: from Irish Gaelic síbín beer of poor quality

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