Definition of smokeeasy in US English:
smokeeasy
nounPlural smokeeasiesˈsmōkˌēzēˈsmōkˌēzē
A private club, bar, or other place where smokers gather to avoid anti-smoking laws.
after work we sometimes light up at a smokeeasy in the neighborhood
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as we once had speakeasies, we will now have smokeeasies. There will be dingy little basement hideouts where people who want to will have a smoke.
- Talk is going around about illegal "smokeeasies" popping up; certainly the enrollment in private clubs and groups like the American Legion will rise.
- The corner has a real Dutch feel, with the Dutch pancake house across the street, the flower shop next door specializing in Dutch tulips, and now, a marijuana smokeeasy.
Origin
1990s: on the pattern of speakeasy.