bootleg

 
Pronunciation: /ˈbuːtlɛg/

adjective

  • (of alcoholic drink or a recording) made, distributed, or sold illegally: bootleg cassettes

verb (bootlegs, bootlegging, bootlegged)

[with object]
  • make, distribute, or sell (alcoholic drink or a recording) illegally: (as noun bootlegging) bootlegging is rife in America

noun

  • an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert.

Derivatives

bootlegger

noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from the smugglers' practice of concealing bottles in their boots