Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blind tiger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
blind tiger
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A speakeasy.

Slang

noun

A drug joint where the illegal sale of intoxicant drugs takes place.

Slang

noun

Used other than in slang form, see blind, tiger

noun

A piece that can move one step in any direction except forward, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants.

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

Usage

Inflected Forms

blind tigers (plural)

Synonyms

blind pig speakeasy

Questions

What does blind tiger mean?
A speakeasy.
Where does blind tiger come from?
Calque of Japanese 盲虎 (mōko).

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