bootleg

¹boot·leg

noun \-ˌleg, -ˌlāg\

Definition of BOOTLEG

1

: the upper part of a boot

2

: something bootlegged: as a : moonshine b : an unauthorized audio or video recording

3

: a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out — compare draw 8

— bootleg adjective

Examples of BOOTLEG

1. She was arrested for selling bootlegs online.
2. <getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence>

First Known Use of BOOTLEG

1634

Related to BOOTLEG

Synonyms: moonshine, mountain dew, white lightning

Related Words: bathtub gin, red-eye, rotgut; alcohol, ardent spirits, booze, drink, firewater, grog, hooch [slang], John Barleycorn, juice [slang], potable, rum, spirits, strong drink, tipple

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Rhymes with BOOTLEG

blackleg, bowleg, dogleg, foreleg, jackleg, jake leg, JPEG, milk leg, MPEG, muskeg, nutmeg, peg leg, redleg, roughleg, Tuareg, unpeg