speakeasy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

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speakeasy speakeasies speakeasys

Deverbal from speak easy (= speak quietly [interj.]); for the history, see Wikipedia at speakeasy § Etymology.

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smokeasy speakeasylike

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