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bootleg

verb
/ˈbutˌlɛɡ/US

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.

  1. derived from *lagjaz✻
  2. derived from leggr — “leg, calf, bone of the arm or leg, hollow tube, stalk”
  3. inherited from leg
  4. compounded as bootleg — “boot + leg”

Definitions

  1. To engage in bootlegging.

  2. The part of a boot that is above the instep.

    • Holonyms: upper < boot

  3. 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.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. An unauthorized recording

      An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.

      • Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.

    2. A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and…

      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.

    3. A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and…

      A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

    4. Illegally produced, transported, or sold.

      • Near-synonym: pirated

    5. Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit.

      • bootleg coffee

The neighborhood

Derived

bootlegger, bootleggery, bootlegging, bootleg ground

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA