noun
speakeasy
noun
1
An illegal bar, especially one operating secretly during America's Prohibition era in the 1920s.
"Patrons had to know a password to get into the speakeasy."
"Many speakeasies were hidden behind unmarked doors in back alleys."
How to Use Speakeasy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA secret bar that operated outside the law, especially during Prohibition.
Word Forms
speakeasies plural, speakeasys plural
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Etymology
From the phrase "speak easy," meaning to talk quietly — patrons were told to keep their voices down so as not to draw police attention.