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.”
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