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A blind pig was a speakeasy in Prohibition era America. Basically, it was a place that illegally sold liquor. This name could stem from a practice of charging entrance fees to see something unusual, like a blind pig, and then serve a "complimentary" alcoholic beverage, thus skirting the liquor laws in place; however, there is some debate as to the validity of this term origin.

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