bootleg

adjective
UK: /ˈbuːtleɡ/
US: /ˈbuːtˌleɡ/

  1. Made or sold illegally.

    1. He bought a bootleg DVD. [ ] [ ]
    2. The police confiscated thousands of bootleg CDs from the vendor. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

unlicensed illegal
bootleg verb

  1. To make, distribute, or sell something illegally.

    1. They bootleg movies online. [ ] [ ]
    2. He was arrested for trying to bootleg alcohol across the border. [ ] [ ]
bootleg noun

  1. Something, especially a recording, that is made or sold illegally.

    1. This is a bootleg copy. [ ] [ ]
    2. The band released a high-quality bootleg of their 1978 concert. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "bootleg" is /ˈbuːtleɡ/ in British English and /ˈbuːtˌleɡ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bootleg": unlicensed, illegal.

Example usage of "bootleg": "He bought a bootleg DVD.". More examples on the page.