bootlegging

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bootlegging

noun bootleggings

countable, uncountable The activity of making, transporting and/or selling illegal alcoholic liquor.
countable, uncountable The activity of making, transporting and/or selling an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
Similar: piracy
countable, uncountable The activity of operating a mine illicitly.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bootleg

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@misc{bootlegging_2026,
  title = {bootlegging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bootlegging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}