speakeasy noun2 •In modern times, a legal bar in the style of a speakeasy, i.e. one that is hidden away and has a quiet atmosphere. •(historical) An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.Many of the legitimate nightclubs of today sprang like legalized phoenixes from the still-hot ashes of the speakeasies of prohibition days. — 1946 formsspeakeasies · speakeasys