Shebeen (noun)
she-been
(especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and typically regarded as slightly disreputable.
Late 18th century from Anglo-Irish síbín, from séibe ‘mugful’.
Example sentences
“No one spoke about it but everyone knew she was running a shebeen from the house.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)