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speak⋅eas⋅y

  [speek-ee-zee]
–noun, plural -eas⋅ies.
a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, esp. during Prohibition.
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Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; speak + easy
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speak·eas·y   (spēk'ē'zē)   
n.   pl. speak·eas·ies
A place for the illegal sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, as during Prohibition in the United States.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

speakeasy 
"unlicensed saloon," 1889 (in New York "Voice"), from speak + easy, from the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police and neighbors. The word gained wide currency in U.S. during Prohibition (1920-1932). In early 19c. Ir. and British dialect, a speak softly shop meant "smuggler's den."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Speakeasy
Simple array-oriented language with numerical integration and differentiation, graphical output, aimed at statistical analysis.
["Speakeasy", S. Cohen, SIGPLAN Notices 9(4), (Apr 1974)].
["Speakeasy-3 Reference Manual", S. Cohen et al. 1976].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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