gin mill

noun Slang.

a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism

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gin mill definition

and gin dive; gin palace

n.
a saloon; a low liquor establishment. (Older.) : Fred hit every gin mill on the way home. , The joint looks like a gin dive. I'm not going in there!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Gin mill is always a great word to know.

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