bootleg
noun
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L317244 on Wikidata ↗verb
- copy or manufacture illegally
- dance in a boppy way
adjective
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L334976 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbutˌlɛɡ/
adj
Etymology: From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
- Illegally produced, transported, or sold.
“Near-synonym: pirated”
- Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit.
“bootleg coffee”
noun
Etymology: From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
- The part of a boot that is above the instep.
“Holonyms: upper < boot”
- An illegally produced, transported, or sold product.
“He thinks he can cross this border with bootleg and get away with it. I doubt he's right. Maybe years ago, but not nowadays.”
- An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.
“Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.”
- A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
- A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.
verb
Etymology: From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
- To engage in bootlegging.
“Only certain dishes are allowed—-not fish and lobster, reserved to the state restaurants—-and those paladares that break the rules operate like speakeasies in the time of Prohibition, the fish-bootlegging owners keeping a nervous eye out for informers.”
- To engage in bootlegging.
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.”
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg whiskey from a still hidden in the backwoods.”
- To engage in bootlegging.
“In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.”
“In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg Windows CD-ROMs.”
- To engage in bootlegging.
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.”
“In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg coal from a shaft hidden in the backwoods.”