speakeasy
(noun) (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
Source: WordNet® 3.1
speakeasy (plural speakeasies or speakeasys)
An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
Connotations of a classy establishment – some required coat and tie – compared with a more downmarket blind pig or blind tiger.
• blind pig
• blind tiger
Source: Wiktionary
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
