speakeasys

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A form of speakeasy — An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of speakeasy

    But public demand for alcohol in the US did not abate and this fuelled a massive rise in bootleg alcohol and underground bars (known as speakeasys) that encouraged the rise of the mafia and other crime syndicates.

    2015 October 28, David Nutt, “Why are drugs illegal? You asked Google – here’s the answer”, in The Guardian
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APA

speakeasys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakeasys

MLA

“speakeasys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakeasys. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speakeasys,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speakeasys.

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