bootleg
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noun
1.
alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
2.
the part of a boot that covers the leg.
3.
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)
4.
to deal in (liquor or other goods) unlawfully.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make, transport, or sell something, especially liquor, illegally or without registration or payment of taxes.
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adjective
6.
made, sold, or transported unlawfully.
7.
illegal or clandestine.
8.
of or pertaining to bootlegging.
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bootleg (ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -legs, -legging, -legged | |
| 1. | to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol) |
| —n | |
| 2. | something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US |
| 3. | an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc |
| —adj | |
| 4. | produced, distributed, or sold illicitly: bootleg whisky; bootleg tapes |
| [C17: see | |
| 'bootlegger | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bootleg
1889, Amer.Eng. slang, from the trick of concealing something (originally a flask of liquor) down the leg of a high boot.
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Slang Dictionary
bootleg definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Another secret space, a wall mirror that lifts up to reveal hidden shelving, was probably also used to hide bootleg liquor.
Judging from the bootleg videos that sometimes turn up, her basic speech varies little from venue to venue.
So he set out to find vehicles intricately customised with bootleg versions of familiar patterns.
People danced and drank bootleg liquor from dusk to dawn.
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