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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