• Speakeasy

    Origin

    speak + easy

    Full definition of speakeasy

    Noun

    speakeasy

    (plural speakeasies)
    1. An illegal saloon or tavern operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

    Usage notes

    Connotations of a classy establishment – some required coat and tie – compared with a more downmarket blind pig or blind tiger.

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