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Cabaret vs Speakeasy - What's the difference?

cabaret | speakeasy |

As nouns the difference between cabaret and speakeasy

is that cabaret is live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub while speakeasy is an illegal saloon or tavern operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

cabaret

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub.
  • The nightclub or restaurant where such entertainment is held.

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    speakeasy

    English

    (wikipedia speakeasy)

    Noun

    (speakeasies)
  • An illegal saloon or tavern operated during the American Prohibition period in the 1920s.

    • Usage notes

    Connotations of a classy establishment – some required coat and tie – compared with a more downmarket blind pig or blind tiger.

    Synonyms

    * blind pig * blind tiger

    Related terms

    * smokeasy