Speakeasy (noun)

1. A place where people go to buy and drink alcohol illegally during the Prohibition era in the United States.
2. A secret or illicit establishment where alcohol is sold or consumed.

Origin:

A term coined during the prohibition era in the united states (1920-1933) as a place where people could go to buy and drink alcohol illegally.

Examples:

1. During the prohibition era, speakeasies were the only places to get a drink.
2. The speakeasy was a small, underground bar that only a select few knew about.
3. You had to know the password to get into the speakeasy.
4. The speakeasy was raided by the police, but the patrons managed to escape through a secret door.
5. People would often wear flapper dresses and fedoras to speakeasies to fit in with the speakeasy culture.