Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled
(adjective) distributed or sold illicitly; “the black economy pays no taxes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
smuggled
simple past tense and past participle of smuggle
Source: Wiktionary
Smug"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smuggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Smuggling.] Etym: [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG. smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D. smuigen to eat in secret, AS. smgan to creep. See Smock.]
1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to import or export without paying the duties imposed by law; as, to smuggle lace.
2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.
Smug"gle, v. i.
Definition: To import or export in violation of the customs laws.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.