Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smokeasy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smokeasy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An establishment where patrons are permitted to smoke despite a general ban.

Example Sentences

"My passport was an engraved invitation on expensive parchment paper. Inside a border of fanciful Morrocan ormentation was inscribed in elaborate script the name of the smokeasy: “Au Contraire.”"

Etymology

Blend of smoke + speakeasy.

Inflected Forms

smokeasies (plural) smoke-easy (alternative) smokeeasy (alternative)

Questions

What does smokeasy mean?: An establishment where patrons are permitted to smoke despite a general ban.
Where does smokeasy come from?: Blend of smoke + speakeasy.

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