Did “bootlegger” have more cache than “dealer”? Like, is the proper translation for the modern ear “weed guy”?Report
My understanding of the use of the term at the time is that yes, there was more cachet. Bootleggers generally dealt in high-quality booze smuggled in — an actual bottle of Glenlivet, not a mason jar of moonshine. Bootleggers were suppliers for the well-to-do, their product line was priced out of the reach of the common man. The cartoon supports that interpretation, I think. The character has bought on credit, and is writing a check to pay the bill.
I can’t think of a corresponding role in the more contemporary drug hierarchy.Report
Did “bootlegger” have more cache than “dealer”? Like, is the proper translation for the modern ear “weed guy”?Report
My understanding of the use of the term at the time is that yes, there was more cachet. Bootleggers generally dealt in high-quality booze smuggled in — an actual bottle of Glenlivet, not a mason jar of moonshine. Bootleggers were suppliers for the well-to-do, their product line was priced out of the reach of the common man. The cartoon supports that interpretation, I think. The character has bought on credit, and is writing a check to pay the bill.
I can’t think of a corresponding role in the more contemporary drug hierarchy.Report
“Budtender”Report