blind tiger

noun, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
1.
an illegal saloon.
Origin
1855-60, Americanism; perhaps so called because exhibitions of natural curiosities served as fronts for such places
Slang definitions & phrases for blind tiger

blind pig

noun phrase

An unlicensed or illegal saloon; speakeasy (mid-1880s+)


blind tiger

noun phrase

blind pig, speakeasy

[1850s+; in order to evade liquor laws, the originator posted a sign by a hole in the wall ''Blind Tiger, ten cents a sight,'' and passed out a glass of whiskey when given a dime]