Buttlegging
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The smuggling of cigarettes. informal, uncountable
"Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]"
Example
More examples"Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]"
Etymology
Blend of butt + bootlegging.
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