Antonyms for bootlegged
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : boot-legd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbutˌlɛgd |
Definition of bootlegged
Origin :- "leg of a boot," 1630s, from boot (n.1) + leg (n.). As an adjective in reference to illegal iquor, 1889, American English slang, from the trick of concealing a flask of liquor down the leg of a high boot. Before that the bootleg was the place to secret knives and pistols.
- As in bootleg : adj illegal
- As in contraband : adj black-market; unlawful
- As in smuggle : verb transfer illegal goods
- As in traffic : verb buy and sell; do business
- He bootlegged upon a larger scale than do most of those pursuing this precarious avocation.
- Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
Synonyms for bootlegged
- banned
- bargain
- barter
- black-market
- bootleg
- bootlegged
- connect with
- contact
- contraband
- deal
- deal in
- dicker
- disapproved
- exchange
- excluded
- export
- fence
- forbidden
- handle
- have dealings
- have transaction
- hide
- horse trade
- hot
- illegal
- illicit
- interact
- interdicted
- interface
- make a deal
- market
- moonshine
- negotiate
- network
- peddle
- pirate
- pirated
- prohibited
- proscribed
- push
- reach out
- relate
- run
- run contraband
- run rum
- shove
- shut out
- smuggled
- snake in
- swap
- taboo
- touch
- touch base
- trade
- truck
- unauthorized
- under-the-counter
- unlawful
- unofficial
- unsanctioned
- verboten
- work out
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