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Word of the Week: Bootleg (It's not what you think)
by Nancy Mattia
BOOTLEG: You’re thinking, “Oh, I already know that one — it means illegal goods, like that unauthorized Beatles record I got in 1969." Sorry, Grandma, but the word, which originated in the hip-hop universe, doesn’t refer to your old Twist and Shout or even a pirated copy of the latest “Spiderman” DVD. Today, a person can be bootleg, or phony, as in, “Marie is so bootleg — she’ll pretend she’s your friend and then talk behind your back.”
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31 Answers
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No, but I'm glad I understand it now.
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Yes, I want to impress my grandkids.
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Yo, word up. I'm already down with it.
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| Bootleg may also be a song that is made of different songs mixed together.
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| I think bootleg goes back as far as the early 1900s when the fellow that bootlegged whiskey was one very popular man.
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