bootleg

== English == === Etymology === From boot +‎ leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbutˌlɛɡ/ === Verb === bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged) (ambitransitive) To engage in bootlegging. (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor. (ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product. (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To operate a mine illicitly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === bootleg (plural bootlegs) The part of a boot that is above the instep. Holonyms: upper < boot An illegally produced, transported, or sold product. Synonym: contraband (music) An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert. (music) A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene. (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bootleg (not comparable) Illegally produced, transported, or sold. Near-synonym: pirated Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit. Synonym: ersatz ==== Translations ====