shebeen
Unlicensed drinking den
A shebeen is an unlicensed establishment selling alcohol, originally in Ireland and Scotland, now associated especially with South Africa and other parts of Africa.
Shebeens historically operated in defiance of colonial or apartheid-era restrictions on Black Africans buying liquor.
The term can suggest either illicit drinking dens or informal neighborhood bars with cultural significance: The shebeen was packed on Friday nights.
Public drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- drinking denDisreputable establishment serving alcohol
- watering holePlace for drinks
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
alehouse · saloon · joint · dive · hole-in-the-wall · backroom · shack · house party
Distilled alcoholic drink
- beerFermented grain drink
- homebrewSelf-made alcoholic beverage
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- poteenIllegal Irish liquor
hooch · palm wine · spirits · whiskey · rum · brandy · gin · drunk
Without official permit
- illegalForbidden by statute
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- raidSudden armed incursion
underground · back-alley · hidden · secretive · unregulated · unofficial · clandestine · covert
Sociable and cheerful
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
revelry · community · locals · regulars · neighborhood · township · gossip · music
County's smaller division
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
African · resistance · working-class · poverty · colonial · tradition · heritage · jazz
tavern
Public drinking establishment
- barDrinking establishment
- drinking denDisreputable establishment serving alcohol
- watering holePlace for drinks
pub · alehouse · saloon · joint · dive · hole-in-the-wall · backroom · shack · house party · blind pig
liquor
Distilled alcoholic drink
poteen · hooch · palm wine · spirits · whiskey · rum · brandy · gin · drunk · tipsy
unlicensed
Without official permit
- illegalForbidden by statute
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
raid · underground · back-alley · hidden · secretive · unregulated · unofficial · clandestine · covert · furtive
convivial
Sociable and cheerful
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
merriment · revelry · community · locals · regulars · neighborhood · township · gossip · music · dancing
township
County's smaller division
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- IrelandNorth Atlantic island republic
Scottish · African · resistance · working-class · poverty · colonial · tradition · heritage · jazz
- South AfricaCape Town, Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban
- Southern African cultureubuntu, indaba, traditional healers, ancestral worship, biltong
- Irish Slangcraic, eejit, gobshite, banjaxed, slagging
- South African leisuresafari, safaris, rugby, Table Mountain, game reserves
- speakeasiesblind pig, gin joint, speak, secret bar, underground bar
- African Drinkspalm wine, rooibos tea, rooibos, Ethiopian coffee, Moroccan mint tea