What (who) is bootleg - definition
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Bootlegging; Bootlegger; Bootlegged; Bootlegs; Boot leg; Bootleggers; Boot-legged; Bootleg (song); Bootleg (disambiguation); Bootlegs (album); Bootleg (album); Bootlegging (disambiguation); Bootleg (generic term); Bootleggers (film)
bootleg
¦ adjective (of alcoholic drink or a recording) made or distributed illegally.
¦ noun an illegal musical recording.
Derivatives
bootlegger noun
bootlegging noun
Origin
C19: from the smugglers' practice of hiding bottles in their boots.
bootleg
not right or not true
What she said was so bootleg
What she said was so bootleg
bootleg
(bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged)
1.
Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.
...a bootleg recording of the band's 1977 tour of Scandinavia.
...bootleg liquor.
= illegal
? legal
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
To bootleg something such as a recording means to make and sell it illegally.
He has sued a fan for bootlegging his concerts...
Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure bootlegged recordings.
VERB: V n, V-ed
•
Bootleg is also a noun.
The record was a bootleg.
N-COUNT
• bootlegger (bootleggers)
Bootleggers sold 75 million dollars-worth of copies.
N-COUNT
Wikipedia
Bootleg
Bootleg or bootlegging most often refers to:
- Bootleg recording, an audio or video recording released unofficially
- Rum-running, the illegal business of transporting and trading in alcoholic beverages, hence:
- Moonshine, or illicitly made and/or distributed alcohol
Bootleg(s), bootlegger(s), bootlegged or bootlegging may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for bootleg
1. most successful bootleg warehouse, bootleg operation,
Rise and Fall of Anheuser Busch and America's Kings of Beer _ William Knoedelseder _ Talks at Google
2. of illegal, bootleg substances.
Rethinking Billie Holiday's Centennial _ Kim Nalley _ Talks at Google
3. bootleg for the first time.
ABGT100 _ Above & Beyond _ Talks at Google
4. of bootleg versions of it.
Art and Science of Sound Recording _ Alan Parsons & Julian Colbeck _ Talks at Google
5. and kind of bend and bootleg things
How to Chain Trip _ Claire L. Evans _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of bootleg
1. Bootleg DVDs Around 6,500 bootleg DVDs were confiscated from the warehouse of an audio equipment wholesaler in Athens on Tuesday, police said yesterday.
2. Fans waved placards bearing photos of the artist and emblazoned with "James Brown Forever." Bootleg James Brown CDs were on sale, as were bootleg James Brown shirts.
3. Music, videos and bootleg DVDs abound in the markets.
4. In 2006, outraged Rangoon residents circulated a bootleg DVD of Senior Gen.
5. Under the Kern family house, he reminisced, there were dozens of cases of bootleg beer brewing.