2010: bootleg Jun 16, 2020

The term 'bootleg' these days refers to any type of counterfeited or otherwise illegally distribute materials. The term was popularized in the 1930's during the US prohibition of alcohol, but the actual term can be traced back to the civil war, when the federal troops would keep and traffic flasks of whiskey on their person, in their boot-tops.

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