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speakeasy

[speek-ee-zee] / ˈspikˌi zi /






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Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

"What a place this is!" he gushed, of Invercargill, excitement bursting out of him like he was in some rooftop bar in downtown Tokyo or a speakeasy in the East Village in New York.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“It was about dedication to cocktail culture, not just speakeasy mechanisms,” Voisey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

With the understanding that nothing dispels an air of mystery like a hashtag, a number of modern speakeasy successors have clamped down on social-media posts or even phone use altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Still running the speakeasy? Those days are numbered. Lefty better find something else to do.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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