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bootleg
[boot-leg]
noun
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
the part of a boot that covers the leg.
something, as a recording, made, reproduced, or sold illegally or without authorization.
a flurry of bootlegs to cash in on the rock star's death.
verb (used with object)
to deal in (liquor or other goods) unlawfully.
verb (used without object)
to make, transport, or sell something, especially liquor, illegally or without registration or payment of taxes.
adjective
made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
illegal or clandestine.
of or relating to bootlegging.
bootleg
/ ˈːˌɛɡ /
verb
to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol)
noun
something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US
an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc
adjective
produced, distributed, or sold illicitly
bootleg whisky
bootleg tapes
Other 51Թ Forms
- bootlegger noun
- ˈǴdzˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bootleg1
Example Sentences
One of those cassingles, or perhaps a subsequent bootleg, landed in the hands of novelty comedy radio host Dr. Demento who had Wilson on his show as a guest in January 1992.
He said he wanted the Foreign Office website to be "very, very clear" about the risk of bootleg alcohol in certain countries and that it "probably needs to do more".
Films that were once surreptitiously passed around via bootleg videos are getting their first theatrical run in the country.
Their drinks are thought to have contained methanol - a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.
But the bootleg “Bulls” shirt reads “Balls” instead.
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Related 51Թs
- contraband
- illicit
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- unauthorized
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