speakeasys
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]speakeasys
- plural of speakeasy
- 2015 October 28, David Nutt, “Why are drugs illegal? You asked Google – here’s the answer”, in The Guardian[1]:
- But public demand for alcohol in the US did not abate and this fuelled a massive rise in bootleg alcohol and underground bars (known as speakeasys) that encouraged the rise of the mafia and other crime syndicates.