BOOTLEG


Meaning of BOOTLEG in English

(~s, ~ging, ~ged)

1.

Bootleg is used to describe something that is made secretly and sold illegally.

...a ~ recording of the band’s 1977 tour of Scandinavia.

...~ liquor.

= illegal

? legal

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

To ~ something such as a recording means to make and sell it illegally.

He has sued a fan for ~ging his concerts...

Avid Bob Dylan fans treasure ~ged recordings.

VERB: V n, V-ed

Bootleg is also a noun.

The record was a ~.

N-COUNT

~ger (~gers)

Bootleggers sold 75 million dollars-worth of copies.

N-COUNT

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