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foodlegger

noun

Etymology

Blend of food + bootlegger. Attested since circa 1941.

  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”
  5. formed as bootlegger — “bootleg + -er”
  6. compounded as foodlegger — “food + bootlegger”

Definitions

  1. An illicit foodseller, especially in a jurisdiction where food is subject to rationing.

    • Recent price controls on butter are rapidly helping to make this item as popular as meat with "foodleggers," and the ceilings on fresh vegetables are an open invitation to black market operators to enter this field.

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