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counterfeit

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ka?n.t??f?t/
  • Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

counterfeit (not comparable)

  1. False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.
  2. Inauthentic.
  3. Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:fake

Translations

Noun

counterfeit (plural counterfeits)

  1. A non-genuine article; a fake.
    • c.1597 William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act II, scene 4:
    • 1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD (2013 reprint), ?ISBN, page 53.
  2. One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter.
  3. (obsolete) That which resembles another thing; a likeness; a portrait; a counterpart.
    • 1590 Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene Book III, canto VIII:
  4. (obsolete) An impostor; a cheat.
    • c.1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV part I, Act V, scene 4

Translations

Verb

counterfeit (third-person singular simple present counterfeits, present participle counterfeiting, simple past and past participle counterfeited)

  1. (transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To produce a faithful copy of.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To feign; to mimic.
    • 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Village Schoolmaster
  4. (transitive, poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.

Derived terms

  • uncounterfeited

Translations

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bootleg

English

Etymology

boot +? leg. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

Verb

bootleg (third-person singular simple present bootlegs, present participle bootlegging, simple past and past participle bootlegged)

  1. (chiefly US, transitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.
  2. (transitive) To make, transport and/or sell an illegal version or copy of a copyrighted product.
  3. (intransitive) To engage in bootlegging.

Derived terms

  • bootlegger
  • bootlegging

Translations

Noun

bootleg (plural bootlegs)

  1. The part of a boot that is above the instep.
  2. An illegally produced, transported or sold product; contraband.
  3. (music) An unauthorized recording, e.g., of a live concert.
  4. (music) A remix or mashup that is a combination of two songs but that is not authorized and audited for copyright use; primarily in the electronic music scene.
  5. (American football) A play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, conceals the ball against his hip, and rolls out.

Translations

Adjective

bootleg (not comparable)

  1. Illegally produced, transported or sold; pirated.

Translations

See also

  • bathtub gin
  • moonshine

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