Bootlegs Meaning in English

word · lemma: bootleg

US

ˈbutˌɫɛɡz

BOOT-legz

UK

bˈuːtlɛɡ

BOOT-leg

Definition

Unofficial, illegal copies of products, often movies, music, or designer goods. "Bootlegs" can also mean fake or imitation goods.

Usage & Nuances

Informal and sometimes slangy. Commonly used for illegal copies of media or fake brand products. Often used in the plural: "bootlegs of movies". Don't use for official reproductions or legal copies.

• Spanish: copias piratas - productos falsificados
• Portuguese (BR): cópias piratas - produtos falsificados
• Portuguese (PT): cópiass piratas - produtos falsificados
• Chinese (Simplified): 盗版 - 伪造品
• Chinese (Traditional): 盜版 - 偽造品
• Hindi: नकली माल - अवैध प्रतियां
• Arabic: بضائع مقلدة - نسخ غير قانونية
• Bengali: পাইরেটেড কপি - নকল পণ্য
• Russian: пиратские копии - подделки
• Japanese: 海賊版 - 偽物
• Vietnamese: hàng lậu - hàng nhái
• Korean: 불법 복제품 - 가짜 상품
• Turkish: kaçak kopya - sahte ürün
• Urdu: غیر قانونی نقلیں - جعلی مصنوعات
• Indonesian: barang bajakan - barang palsu

Example Sentences

He bought some bootlegs of the latest movies.

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Police seized boxes of bootlegs at the market.

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Those shoes are bootlegs, not the real brand.

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You can find all kinds of bootlegs being sold online these days.

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Collectors sometimes pay a lot for rare bootlegs of old albums.

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I bought a pair of bootlegs by mistake—they looked just like the originals!

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