speak-easies

Variant of speak-easy

speak-easy definition

☆ speak·-easy (-ē′zē)

noun pl. speak-easies -·eas′ies

Slang a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally, esp. such a place in the U.S. during Prohibition

Etymology: speak + easy: so named from the secretive atmosphere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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