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adjective
1.
not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham.
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Bogus
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1825–30, Americanism; originally an apparatus for coining false money; perhaps akin to bogy1
1825–30, Americanism; originally an apparatus for coining false money; perhaps akin to bogy1
Synonyms
1. fraudulent, pseudo, fake, phony.
1. fraudulent, pseudo, fake, phony.
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Example Sentences
- Even worse, they cite research in a bogus scientific journal.
- One thing it will not do is reify an bogus concept, viz.
- Amazingly, the bogus injection relieved the soldier's agony and prevented the onset of shock.
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Word Origin & History
bogus
"counterfeit money," 1839, Amer.Eng., apparently from a slang word applied in Ohio in 1827 to a counterfeiter's apparatus. Some trace this to tantrabobus, a late 18c. colloquial Vermont word for any odd-looking object, which may be connected to tantarabobs, recorded as a Devonshire name for the devil.
EXPANDOthers trace it to the same source as bogey (1).
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Slang Dictionary
bogus definition[ˈbogəs]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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