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adj.
cheap, polar opposite of very high quality
usually used to describe poorly made objects
"that new amerks collector cup is so bootleg"
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Beyond audio piracy, anything that is "bootleg" is fake, unfashionable, or lacking in any way.
Dude, that rent-a-cop is so bootleg!
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Cole W is pretty much the most bootleg person on earth
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Bootleg recording
A bootleg recording is a audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. A great many such recordings are simply copied and traded among fans of the artist without financial exchange, but some bootleggers are able to sell these rarities for profit, sometimes by adding professional-quality sound engineering and packaging to the raw material.
One of many great bootlegs from Metallica is Toronto '86 ...
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Something that looks low-budget or otherwise messed up; something that looks hastily thrown together or uninspired.
Person 1: Did you see Mary's webpage? Person 2: Yeah, I saw it. It was bootlegged.
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A pirated copy of something.
Not always guaranteed to be reliable because, of course, it isn't the original.
Ahhh, I remember those great nights where I used to get BOOTLEG copies of music on Napster :3
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n. an unofficial recording of a concert
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.
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.
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