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speakeasy

noun

Meaning

  1. An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

saloon(English)smokeasy(English)spirit house(English)pot-house(English)panel house(English)saloonkeeping(English)sample room(English)bawdy-house(English)speakeasies(English)dollhouse(English)prohibition(English)capone(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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