SPEAKEASY

speakeasy

(noun) (during prohibition) an illegal barroom

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

speakeasy (plural speakeasies or speakeasys)

An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one 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.

Synonyms

• blind pig

• blind tiger

Source: Wiktionary



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