bootleg Definition

bootleg
verb bootlegged, bootlegging

1. To make, sell or transport (alcoholic drink) illegally, especially in a time of prohibition.
2. To make or deal in (illicit goods such as unofficial recordings of copyright music).

noun

1. Illegally produced, sold or transported goods, especially alcoholic drink or recorded material.
2. The leg of a high boot.

Derivative: bootlegger
noun

Derivative: bootlegging
noun

Etymology: 19c; 17c as noun 2: a bootlegger would conceal bottles of illegal liquor in his bootlegs.