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Bootleg

 boot·leg


1. adjective

(especially of liquor, computer software, or recordings) made, distributed, or sold illegally.

"He got a bootleg cassette"

Similar: illegal, illicit, unlawful, unauthorized, unsanctioned, unlicensed, unofficial, pirated, bootlegged, contraband, smuggled, black-market, under the counter


2. verb

selling something illegal or obtained in a sneaky way, like secret recordings of a rock concert or contraband candy at summer camp.

make, distribute, or sell (illicit goods, especially liquor, computer software, or recordings) illegally.

"he amassed a fortune bootlegging whiskey"


3. noun

(i).

an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert.

(ii).

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

a play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff and runs with the ball hidden next to his hip.

"he scored on a 29-yard bootleg on fourth down"

Slang

Bootleg is good for describing something that's stolen, smuggled, or pirated. 


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