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sheebeen

sheebeen is the alternative form of shebeen.

Meaning of shebeen

Noun

shebeen (plural shebeens)

  1. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
    • ‘Well, let's line,’ he said to Ben. ‘We can fill up at a shebeen.’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 178

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Forms of sheebeen

pluralsheebeens

Questions about sheebeen

What is sheebeen the alternative form of?
Sheebeen is the alternative form of shebeen.

Words near sheebeen in the dictionary

  1. Shee Water
  2. Sheeah
  3. Sheeahs
  4. sheebang
  5. sheebangs
  6. sheebeen
  7. sheebeens
  8. Sheeder
  9. Sheeders
  10. Sheedy
  11. Sheedys

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