speakeasy
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This theatricality has become another earmark of the speakeasy genre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Donatell’s gas station has become an informal lobby for those waiting for a seat in the speakeasy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
I was renting from this guy, kind of a character on the scene, and he would set up these speakeasy acoustic shows above this jeans store on Abbot Kinney called the Stronghold.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
For a relaxing activity, get a facial at Formula Fig, but when you’re ready to dance, head over to Blind Barber, a speakeasy that has live DJs throughout the week.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
He and his friend John McErlaine believed what they were told in the speakeasy, that the truck was packed to the roof with cases of canned pork and beans.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing speakeasy
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