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Definition of bootleg

bootleg

  • anything cheap, second-rate, or cheesy, regardless of whether its stolen or copied, especially by teenagers.
    Person A: He got those shoes at Payless.

    Person B: Yeah, that's bootleg.

    Last edited on Nov 07 1999. Submitted by E.W. P. on Nov 07 1999.

  • cheap
    That is so boot leg.

    Last edited on May 29 2002. Submitted by Anonymous on May 29 2002.

  • "ghetto".
    She is so bootleg!

    Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Maddie on Oct 20 2002.

adjective

  • displeasing.
    Man, this movie is bootleg.

    Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by KJ from Indianapolis, IN, USA on Feb 23 1999.

  • When something is old and ratty and "used" looking.
    Her car was so bootleg, I felt like I was going to fall out of it!

    Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Bethany B. from Rochester, NY, USA on Dec 10 2004.

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