speakeasy
Plural: speakeasies, speakeasys
Noun
- (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
- An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
Origin / Etymology
Deverbal from speak easy (= speak quietly [interj.]); for the history, see Wikipedia at speakeasy ยง Etymology.
Synonyms
blind pig, blind tiger
Scrabble Score: 18
speakeasy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordspeakeasy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
speakeasy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
speakeasy: valid Words With Friends Word