bootleg

verb

1. (ambitransitive)To engage in bootlegging.

   “Only certain dishes are allowed—-not fish and lobster, reserved to the state restaurants—-and those paladares that break the rules operate like speakeasies in the time of Prohibition, the fish-bootlegging owners keeping a nervous eye out for informers.”

2. (US, ambitransitive)To engage in bootlegging.

   “In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.”

   “In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg whiskey from a still hidden in the backwoods.”

3. (ambitransitive)To engage in bootlegging.

   “In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.”

   “In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg Windows CD-ROMs.”

4. (US, ambitransitive)To engage in bootlegging.

   “In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.”

   “In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg coal from a shaft hidden in the backwoods.”

noun

1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.

   “Holonyms: upper < boot”

2. 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.”

3. An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.

   “Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.”

4. 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.
5. A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Illegally produced, transported, or sold.

   “Near-synonym: pirated”

2. (not-comparable)Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit.

   “bootleg coffee”