Bootleggery
adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The crime of bootlegging. countable, uncountable
"Bootleggery was common where he was from."
- 2 A place or area where bootlegging is done. countable, uncountable
"He closed up his bootleggery and moved it to the middle of the block. A literal, simple soul that obeyed to the letter the slogan of the Anti-Saloon League. The passing of the corner saloon in New York has changed the whole face of[…]"
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of a bootlegger. informal, not-comparable
"“Dave Segal was quite good looking, in a bootleggery kind of way. To me he looked like a bootlegger.” Golden agreed with that description. “Dave Segal was just like you imagine, like George Raft in the movies. He looked like a gangster, the way he dressed, conducted himself.”"
Example
More examples"Bootleggery was common where he was from."
Etymology
From bootleg + -ery.
From bootlegger + -y.
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