speakeasy

English

Etymology

speak +‎ easy

Noun

speakeasy (plural speakeasies or speakeasys)

1. 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

Related terms

• smokeasy

Translations

illegal saloon operated during the Prohibition period

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美國非法地下酒吧, 美国非法地下酒吧 (Měiguó fēifǎ dìxià jiǔbā)

• Danish: smugkro (da) c
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• Finnish: salakapakka (fi)
• Swedish: lönnkrog