Plural of speakeasy
regular plural
The plural of speakeasy is speakeasies or speakeasys.
Forms of speakeasy
| Singular | speakeasy |
|---|---|
| Plural | speakeasies speakeasys |
| Countable | countable |
Speakeasies and speakeasys in a sentence
- Many of the legitimate nightclubs of today sprang like legalized phoenixes from the still-hot ashes of the speakeasies of prohibition days.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 90
- Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies.2011 October 3, Wayne Curtis, “From Tiki to Tacky—and Back”, in The Atlantic. From the entry cloche
Meaning of speakeasy
- noun An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.
- noun In modern times, a legal bar in the style of a speakeasy, i.e. one that is hidden away and has a quiet atmosphere.
Questions about the plural of speakeasy
- What is the plural of speakeasy?
- The plural of speakeasy is speakeasies or speakeasys.
- Which is correct, speakeasies or speakeasys?
- Both are used. speakeasies is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is speakeasy countable?
- Speakeasy is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: speakeasy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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