boot-legとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From boot +‎ leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbutˌlɛɡ/

動詞

bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged)

1. (ambitransitive) To engage in bootlegging.
   • 2010, Theodore Dalrymple, Our Culture, What’s Left of It:

     Only certain dishes are allowed—-not fish and lobster, reserved to the state restaurants—-and those paladares that break the rules operate like speakeasies in the time of Prohibition, the fish-bootlegging owners keeping a nervous eye out for informers.

   1. (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.

      In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.

      In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg whiskey from a still hidden in the backwoods.

   2. (ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.

      In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg under some sort of Robin-Hood-esque notion.

      In the 1990s, Grandpa used to bootleg Windows CD-ROMs.

   3. (chiefly US, ambitransitive) To operate a mine illicitly.

      In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg to make ends meet.

      In the 1930s, Grandpa used to bootleg coal from a shaft hidden in the backwoods.

派生語

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名詞

bootleg (plural bootlegs)

1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.

   Holonyms: upper < boot

2. An illegally produced, transported, or sold product.

   Synonym: contraband

   He thinks he can cross this border with bootleg and get away with it. I doubt he's right. Maybe years ago, but not nowadays.

3. (music) An unauthorized recording; for example, of a live concert.

   Years ago I heard a fantastic bootleg of that song. It was my favorite rendition.

4. (music) A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
5. (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

形容詞

bootleg (not comparable)

1. Illegally produced, transported, or sold.

   Near-synonym: pirated

2. Being an inferior imitation of something, possibly a counterfeit.

   Synonym: ersatz

   bootleg coffee