See Also: bootleg(dictionary)
bootleg 1, adjective(dictionary)
bootleg 2, noun(dictionary)
bootleg 3, verb(dictionary)
Bootleg Chili's Fast Chili(recipes)

bootleg (iou)



bootleg adjective, noun, & verb. Orig. US. E20.
[from BOOT noun2 + LEG noun.]
A. adjective.
(Of goods, esp. liquor) smuggled, sold illicitly; (of musical recordings) pirated. E20.
Amer. Football. Designating or pertaining to a play in which a player carrying the ball feigns a pass to another then continues with the ball concealed near his hip. M20.
b. noun.
Smuggled or illicit liquor. E20.
Amer. Football. A bootleg play. M20.
C. verb. Infl. -gg-.
verb trans. & intrans. Smuggle, sell (esp. liquor) illicitly; pirate (musical recordings). E20.
verb intrans. Amer. Football. Make a bootleg play. M20.
bootlegger noun a smuggler of liquor, a trafficker in illicit goods or pirated recordings L19.