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

Rhymes with BOOTLEG

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

²bootleg

verb

Definition of BOOTLEG

transitive verb

1

a : to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one's person illegally

b : to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally

2

a : to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization

b : smuggle

intransitive verb

1

: to engage in bootlegging

2

: to run a bootleg play in football

— boot·leg·ger noun

Examples of BOOTLEG

1. He bootlegged the show and gave copies to several friends.

First Known Use of BOOTLEG

1889