speakeasy
Secret bootleg saloon
A speakeasy was an establishment that sold alcoholic beverages illegally during Prohibition in the United States (1920–1933).
The name suggests speaking quietly to avoid detection by authorities.
Today speakeasy describes bars designed to evoke that era—often unmarked, dimly lit, with craft cocktails and a secretive atmosphere: We found a speakeasy hidden behind a bookshelf.
Illegal liquor trafficker
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- bathtub ginAmateur-made illegal liquor
- rum-runnerProhibition liquor smuggler
- 18th AmendmentConstitutional liquor ban
temperance · raids · password · backroom · peephole · secret knock · Al Capone · dry laws
Improvisational American music genre
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- live bandMusicians performing in person
velvet · intimate · clandestine · smoky · cabaret · dance floor · crooner · pianist
One who crafts cocktails
- highballSpirit lengthened with mixer
- sidecarMotorcycle's passenger pod
- gin rickeyLime soda cocktail
- bee's kneesFlapper-era term for excellence
martini · Manhattan · old fashioned · hooch · rotgut · bootleg whiskey · flask · coupe glass
Prosperous 1920s era
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- clocheFitted dome-shaped hat
- gramophoneDisc-playing sound machine
Gatsby · Model T · suffragette · bobbed hair · feather boa · pin curls · gangster · fedora
bootlegger
Illegal liquor trafficker
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- bathtub ginAmateur-made illegal liquor
- rum-runnerProhibition liquor smuggler
18th Amendment · temperance · raids · password · backroom · peephole · secret knock · Al Capone · dry laws · vice squad
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- swingSuspended recreational seat
live band · velvet · intimate · clandestine · smoky · cabaret · dance floor · crooner · pianist · torch singer
mixologist
One who crafts cocktails
- highballSpirit lengthened with mixer
- sidecarMotorcycle's passenger pod
- gin rickeyLime soda cocktail
bee's knees · martini · Manhattan · old fashioned · hooch · rotgut · bootleg whiskey · flask · coupe glass · bitters
Roaring Twenties
Prosperous 1920s era
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- clocheFitted dome-shaped hat
Gatsby · gramophone · Model T · suffragette · bobbed hair · feather boa · pin curls · gangster · fedora · suspenders
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- US HistoryAmerican Revolution, US history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
- 1920s AmericaCharles Lindbergh, Jazz Age, Spirit of St. Louis, flappers, transatlantic flight
- bars/eateriesbar, pub, tavern, diner, bistro
- cocktail barbartender, cocktails, martini, bar stool, bar counter
- Early 1900sroaring twenties, flapper, jazz, prohibition, bootlegging
speakeasypublic house
Licensed drinking establishment
public bar · open bar · airport lounge · sports bar · beer garden