bootleg
The part of a boot that is above the instepThe part of a boot that is above the instep.
» Tom got arrested for bootlegging.
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5 sensesThe part of a boot that is above the instep.
Holonyms: upper < boot
Stiefelschaft
голени́щеgoleníšče
the part of a boot above the instep
An illegally produced, transported, or sold product.
He thinks he can cross this border with bootleg and get away with it. I doubt he's right. Maybe years ago, but not nowadays.
Kontrabande, Raubgut, Schmuggelware
An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.
Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.
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.
A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.
Examples
4 sentencesTom got arrested for bootlegging.
I just got some new bootleg tapes.
That's a bootleg cartridge.
The number of criminals involved in bootlegging outnumbered the federal agents who tried to enforce the law.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From boot + leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, deriFrom 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.
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