bootleg

n. an unofficial recording of a concert

This term originated with smugglers and thieves who would hide things in the leg of their boots. It evolved to mean a pirated version of something. Some liberal bands such as the Grateful Dead, and more recently Phish and Pearl Jam allow fans to record their concerts, and distibute these recordings freely as long as they are not sold. Fans refer to such recordings as "bootlegs", even though they are legal.

Hey man, I got this funky Phish bootleg from Roseland, hook me up with that Europe '72 Dead show and I'll burn you a copy.

by Webster Papadopolous July 11, 2004

bootleg black people

someone who acts like a black person. most commonly seen with the young hispanic community.

hispanic kid 1- "what up my nigga?"
hispanic kid 2- "shit nigga just chillin doin my thang."

white kid- "man look at those bootleg black people"

by leprachaun420 June 8, 2009

bootleggers

pirates of music, games or movies. like sharing mp3s or mpgs over sharing softwares like winmx and kazaa. or people who copy and burn cds on their pc and sell then at a discounted price with no reparations to the original artist. nothing wrong with it though, spoiled divaz don't need more floss up their cracks anywayz.

bootleggers make tha world go round

by ...:+Ice+:... August 23, 2003

bootlegging

bootlegging can be a verb to describe the way you fucked a girl. bootlegging can also be the verb to describe anything you do sexually related with boots on and your shorts down to your ankles. bootlegging can also be referred to fucking a girl the same way bootleg the pornstar from ghetto gaggers fucks girls.

dude I was bootlegging so hard in my car today. meaning my shorts were down to my ankles with my cock out. or dude I was bootlegging her so nicely. meaning I was fucking her like the slut she is with no mercy

by boot leg ;P March 10, 2015

That's bootleg

A substitution, usually of lesser quality, than the real item or experience. Usually done when the real thing is unaffordable or if one is too lazy to do things the right way.

Boy: I couldn't find my toothbrush this morning so I used my finger.
Girl: That's bootleg

by Anthony's sister August 29, 2006

bootleg

pirated material, usually media (DVDs, CDs, MP3s) and software of lower quality that the original. Bootleg (movie)DVDs and (music/software) CDs can be found by going onto a street corner of any major city and there you will find a guy selling them out of his trunk of just sitting on a street corner on top of a blanket selling. Pirated material can also be found on the Internet using such p2p applications such as limewire, emule, and bittorrent.

The term "bootleg" comes from back in the day when people used to wear boots that came up to your knees and they would steal whiskey by sticking it in there "boot-leg".

-Dude, i want to see Starwars episode 3 but its not in theaters until Sunday
-Well i got a copy of it bootleg at the crib
-Im coming over!

by alt coder July 21, 2008

bootleg intellectual

An "intellectual" whose writings are based on opinions (which any asshole could write), and not a substantial amount of scholarly research. Michael Eric Dyson's book: Is Bill Cosby Right? or has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind is a great example. What kind of title is that? He's not a scholar, he's what capitalism produces.

I'm about to get the new young jeezy, and michael eric dyson's book.
Oh yeah?, but isn't he like a scholar?
naw, man he's a bootleg intellectual.

by ArianaJ December 14, 2006