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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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The word 'pig' in this sense is short for 'blind pig'. During prohibition, illegal sales of alcohol took place on two levels, the upper level 'speak easy' where formal attire was the rule, and the lower class 'blind pig' or 'blind tiger', who purported to display an unusual attraction for a fee, that is the 'blind pig', and coincidentally throw in a complimentary drink.


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