speak‧eas‧y /ˈspiːkˌiːzi/
noun (
plural speakeasies)
[countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: From the need to speak quietly so as not to attract attention]
a place in the US in the 1920s and 1930s where you could buy alcohol illegally
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
speakeasy n. A bar during Prohibition where illegal alcoholic beverages were sold.
Al Capone's associates met in a Chicago speakeasy to drink and discuss business. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲