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bogus

[ boh-guhs ]

adjective

  1. not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham.

    Synonyms: phony, fake, pseudo, fraudulent



noun

  1. Printing, Journalism. matter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.

bogus

/ ˈbəʊɡəs /

adjective

  1. spurious or counterfeit; not genuine

    a bogus note

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbogusly, adverb
  • ˈbogusness, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bogus1

1825–30, Americanism; originally an apparatus for coining false money; perhaps akin to bogy 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bogus1

C19: from bogus apparatus for making counterfeit money; perhaps related to bogey 1
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Example Sentences

Months ago, a federal judge tossed a defamation claim against Fox News over a bogus attack that Carlson had made against former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

A related group, the Three Percenters, formed in 2008 and is named after the bogus claim that only 3 percent of the population fought against the British in the American Revolution.

However, it’s also a time when some scam artists try to make their bogus phone calls and emails sound legitimate, but they’re really out to help only themselves.

Changing who we choose to publish and read is an urgent step toward correcting this bogus narrative and expanding business opportunities for women everywhere.

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Obviously, listings fraud, fake reviews and any other bogus local information in Google Maps and Search is bad for consumers.

The man, Joshua Kemp, told what police describe as “a bogus story that quickly fell apart.”

With a nose for bogus facts, Johnson sets out to break the Internet by breaking news.

Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, called that statistic “bogus.”

He opens up about the bogus Midnight Express, Oliver Stone on blow, and his riveting one-man show.

What do they do if they find out there are these bogus parts that can come unscrewed?

"'If you are not a bogus Bunny you will know,'" I read, spreading the message out before me.

She must explain to me how that bogus money came into her possession.

The story of the bogus package had been noised abroad through later messengers and dispatches from the Gap.

Oh, you've lost your nerve since Merriwell and Griswold put up that girl job on you, and Diamond drew you into a bogus duel.

Frank had no notes or accounts that were of any value; they were all bogus and got up to deceive his poor old father and others.

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