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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