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bootleg

adjective noun verb

distributed or sold illicitly

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
B
Ends with
G
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. distributed or sold illicitly

    “the black economy pays no taxes”

noun

  1. the part of a boot above the instep

noun

  1. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

verb

  1. produce or distribute illegally

    “bootleg tapes of the diva's singing”

verb

  1. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol

    “They were bootlegging whiskey”

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Example Sentences

the black economy pays no taxes
bootleg tapes of the diva's singing
They were bootlegging whiskey

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