Shebeen

The bar, called a shebeen in the townships, is one of the places where young, black gays don't have to hide who they are, where they can talk openly, and find companionship and a safe haven in an often hostile township. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He was prudent enough to avoid placing any sign in his window, by which his house could be known as a shebeen; for he was not ignorant that there is no class of men more learned in this species of hieroglyphics than excisemen. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

And in Apartheid-era South Africa, a shebeen was a mostly illegally operated pub for the disenfranchised natives who were unwelcome in English or Boer drinking establishments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(a member of the Youth Brigade of the Street Committee) at the shebeen was the last straw. ❋ Unknown (1997)

We had arrived at an illegal bar, or "shebeen," and the welcome of the men -- and soon their wives and children, until the shack was standing-room-only -- was unsurpassed even by the Rawbone-Viljoen's on the other side of town. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It also doubles up as a "shebeen," a small tavern that helps her make ends meet. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The tourists then move on to the Regina Mundi Church - venue of several important political meetings during the white minority racist regime - and pop into Wandie's Place, a well-known "shebeen" or traditional tavern which serves local African fare. ❋ Unknown (2004)

A 'shebeen' night club, catering mainly to blacks but with a fair number of white customers, is bringing the flavor of township chic to one of Johannesburg's posh white districts. ❋ Unknown (1995)

I remark that my friend's coachman drives very fast by any house on the road; but nothing occurs till we stop at a "shebeen" to light both cigars and lamps, for the snowstorm is increasing. ❋ Bernard H. Becker (N/A)

Gibbons, who had been driving a brisk trade at his "shebeen," the only house of business or entertainment for miles around. ❋ Bernard H. Becker (N/A)

They scraped the jolly-boat's planking, and pitched her inside and out; after which they collected all the stray blocks of basalt they could find and built a "shebeen," as Mr McCarthy called it, to contain her, and then housed it and her over with all the spare planks they could get hold of -- marching miles along the black sandy beach for the purpose of seeing what stray timber might be stranded. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Back in London, Edgecombe pimped his girlfriend, and in Notting Hill's Colville Terrace used the proceeds to set up what he claimed was the UK's first "shebeen", an illegal, after-hours drinking-club frequented by black immigrants and outsider whites; as proprietor of his club, Johnny Edgecombe personified the era's collision of cultures between slumming pseudo-bohemians, serious gangsters, and the more criminal end of the first generation of West ❋ Unknown (2010)

One of the most popular spots is Wandie's Place, a former "shebeen," or neighborhood bar, that's been converted into a restaurant and, on the second floor, a seven-room guesthouse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

'shebeen' in one of Johannesburg's wealthy white neighborhoods. ❋ Unknown (1995)

"shebeen" after the station commissioner had ordered its closure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Located in Gugulethu, this is an upscale version of a shebeen, a traditional outdoor African bar-restaurant that serves beers and grilled meat. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The fact their highlights package on semi-final night included a clip of Ned Boulting saying "Hi, I'm Ned Boulting, and I am in a shebeen," and another of Chiles being hit in the nuts during a kickaround, tells you all you need to know about ITV's World Cup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We quickly convinced them to take us out to their local shebeen (unlicensed bar) and we ended up hanging out at The Shack and Pinky's until 1am. ❋ Jen (2008)