" bootleg "

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: An unofficial knockoff or illegal upgrade to original products, goods, and/or services

  * e.g.,  ... I remember when I was 9 years old and I played this SF2 bootleg on arcade. You know, the one with the Rainbow pattern logo? 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: The opposite of Legit

  * e.g.,  ... Cole W is pretty much the most bootleg person on earth 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: A pirated copy of something.

  * e.g.,  ... Ahhh, I remember those great nights where I used to get BOOTLEG copies of music on Napster :3 

 [ "bootleg" ]

2: Not always guaranteed to be reliable because, of course, it isn't the original.

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: n. an unofficial recording of a concert

  * e.g.,  ... 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. 

 [ "bootleg" ]

2: 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.

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: 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.

  * e.g.,  ... -Dude, i want to see Starwars episode 3 but its not in theaters until Sunday 

 [ "bootleg" ]

2: 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".

  * e.g.,  ... -Well i got a copy of it bootleg at the crib 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: The next best way of getting what you need when the corporations decide to hog their shit.

  * e.g.,  ... I had to download bootlegs of every Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo game I was never able to play back when they were available. 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: bootleg is a noun referring to the name of the pornstar who works with ghetto gaggers.

  * e.g.,  ... dude, bootleg is legit... do you see how he facefucks those girls? he gives them no mercy! 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: A describing word for something that sux or is bad.

  * e.g.,  ... This shit is bootleg, maan! Lets get up outta herre 

 [ "bootleg" ]

2: Also can be used as "Boot-legger" to describe a slacker.

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: Something that really sucks or is really bad...

  * e.g.,  ... Yo, that drum set is bootleg man... 

 [ "bootleg" ]

1: A recording that is often illegal but can sometimes be a really collectible gem by offering rare studio and live recordings and videos (Often rarely passed around on the internet).

  * e.g.,  ... Wow I got this great rare bootleg of *band singman*'s last live show! Super! 

 [ "bootleg" ]

2: Truly something you wouldn't want to pass up if given a good deal on it.