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boot-leg
- Transporting liquor on a public transportation vehicle.
Last edited on Jun 25 2013. Submitted by Pamela7 from Villa Ridge, MO 63089, USA on Jun 25 2013.
adjective
- a lower-quality version of something. For example, a shorter version of a song.
That was a boot-leg version of the song.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Apr 04 1998. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 04 1998.
noun
- an unauthorized copy.
I got a boot-leg tape of the concert last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a copy, pirate, bootleg.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
verb
- to transfer unauthorized material.
He boot-legs music on the black market.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a copy, pirate, bootleg.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
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dodgy
adjective
- suspicious; "shady".
That deal sounds rather dodgy.
Citation from "I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat - but farm it properly", The Guardian (UK), George Monbiot, 6 September 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.
Last edited on Sep 06 2010. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- dangerous.
That's a dodgy part of town.
- See more words with the same meaning: dangerous.
Last edited on Mar 13 1998. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- of questionable character, strange.
I'd stay away from that guy, he looks dodgy.
Citation from "Furtado donates $1M from Gadhafi gig", CBC News, Feb 28 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Mar 01 2011. Submitted by Alex Schouten from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- of poor quality.
It's a bit dodgy in the way it's been put together.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.
notes
- See also sketchy.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
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How about them apples?
expression
- 'Them apples', or more correctly 'Those apples' or 'These apples' refers to an act, deed, behavior, etc. characterized by comparison of a particular situation wherein the values can be measured by each party of a conflict. It is a very loose fitting term meant to instill rivalry between them.
Last edited on Nov 18 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 18 2013.
interjection
- synonymous with "What do you think about that?" Also "How do you like them apples?"
How about them apples?
Well, I got her number. How about them apples?
- See more words with the same meaning: inquiries (list of).
Last edited on May 02 2013. Submitted by Gulnar Surury from New York, NY, USA on Mar 25 1998.
notes
- Note that the phrase in its colloquial use is ungrammatical. While a listener would understand "How about those apples" as being an equivalent question, using "them" is traditional.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
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