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to bootleg

to bootleg

1 7.7
To make and sell things illegally
  • verb
  • /ˈbuːtˌlɛɡ/
translation icon : vender de contrabando
  • He was arrested for bootlegging music recordings and selling them online.

Examples

  • I'm tired of seeing people bootleg our show, bootlegging the whole show and get your views.

  • But like bootleg like this, this would be way easier to flip.

  • People started cutting the film, sharing it other ways, making bootleg copies of the film.

  • I know a guy who bootlegs Gen 4 inventory.

    Chimera (2022)

  • The joke is that Gordon steels your green from you in the front and bootlegs it back to you as booze in the rear.

    Northern Lights (1978)

  • This motherfucker bootlegs everything from Adidas shirts, motherfucker Master Pee hats, yeah he got all types of shit.

    Big Money Hustlas (2000)

  • The criminals were caught trying to bootleg whiskey during the festival.

  • They planned to bootleg the latest movie and distribute it at local theaters.

Synonyms

to pirate
vsto bootleg
12 4.4

To copy music, films, or software without permission

focuses on making and selling items illegally rather than only copying

Antonyms

legal
∞ 2.5

Relating to the law, lawyers, or what the law allows

How Legal

to smuggle
  • NSFW
172 3.9
to bootleg
1 7.7

Surface Forms

bootleg infinitive
bootlegged past
bootlegged past participle
bootlegging present participle
bootlegs third person singular

Etymology

To bootleg something means to make or sell it illegally, and the verb comes from the old practice of hiding goods in the 'leg' of a boot to move them secretly. So to bootleg is to produce or distribute something without official permission.