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speakeasy

noun C2
  1. An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
  2. In modern times, a legal bar in the style of a speakeasy, i.e. one that is hidden away and has a quiet atmosphere.

Plural speakeasies

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