speakeasy
noun
a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
speakeasies
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pluralof speakeasy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During Prohibition in America, the different racial groups mixed freely at speakeasies in Harlem, N.Y., where, the author writes, a night out “was like being part of the resistance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Even general admission grants access to bustling food halls, secret speakeasies and pop-ups from viral brands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The parallels with early 20th century Prohibition in America – gangsters, feminists, minorities, corruption, doctor’s notes, speakeasies and moonshine – are strikingly similar.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
Landes swept into the job in 1924, shut down speakeasies and fired the chief of police in her crusade against corruption.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
While speakeasies became enormously popular everywhere, nowhere did they spread in more profusion than in New York City.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
