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infringement, plagiarism, theft, piracy, smuggling, trafficking, hide, export, rapine, stealing, swashbuckling, swag, goods, violation, crime, plunder, stuff, moonshine, dealing, poaching
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Origin of bootleg
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boot·leg·ger, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for bootlegging
bootleg
/ (ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ) /
verb -legs, -legging or -legged
to make, carry, or sell (illicit goods, esp alcohol)
noun
something made or sold illicitly, such as alcohol during Prohibition in the US
an illegally made copy of a CD, tape, etc
adjective
produced, distributed, or sold illicitlybootleg whisky; bootleg tapes
Derived Forms
bootlegger, nounWord Origin for bootleg
C17: see boot 1, leg; from the practice of smugglers of carrying bottles of liquor concealed in their boots
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