different between remix vs bootleg

English

Etymology

re- +? mix

Pronunciation

• (US) (as a noun) IPA^(key): /??i?m?ks/
• (US) (as a verb)   IPA^(key): /?i?m?ks/

Noun

remix (plural remixes)

1. (music) A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
2. (music) A piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together, possibly including various other cosmetic changes

Descendants

• ? French: remix
• ? Japanese: ????? (rimikkusu)
• ? Portuguese: remix
• ? Spanish: remix

Translations

Verb

remix (third-person singular simple present remixes, present participle remixing, simple past and past participle remixed)

1. (transitive) To mix again.
   • 1955, Farmers' Bulletin (issue 1807, page 20)

     Overhauling serves to remix the brine and to shift the meat so that all pieces will be exposed to the brine.

2. (music, intransitive) To create a remix.
3. (music, transitive) To rearrange or radically alter (a particular piece of music).
4. (transitive) To modify (a work in any medium).
   • 2010, Scott Beattie, Tonia Walden, The Law Workbook (page 102)

     It is essential that we maintain focus on originality as an ethical issue. A broader idea of creativity does not mean that 'anything goes' and sometimes attempts to reuse or remix the work of others becomes an ethical, even a legal, problem […]

See also

• megamix

Anagrams

• mirex, mixer

French

Etymology

From English remix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.miks/

Noun

remix m (plural remix or remixes)

1. (music) remix

Related terms

• remixer
• remixeur

Anagrams

• mixer

Portuguese

Etymology

From English remix.

Noun

remix m (plural remixes)

1. (music) remix (piece of music formed by combining existing pieces of music together)

Spanish

Etymology

From English remix.

Noun

remix m (plural remixes)

1. remix

   Synonym: remezcla

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