bogus
not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham.
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.
Origin of bogus
1Other words for bogus
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How to use bogus in a sentence
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.
The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler | Marlow Stern | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat do they do if they find out there are these bogus parts that can come unscrewed?
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’ | The Center for Investigative Reporting | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
"'If you are not a bogus Bunny you will know,'" I read, spreading the message out before me.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsShe must explain to me how that bogus money came into her possession.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishThe story of the bogus package had been noised abroad through later messengers and dispatches from the Gap.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingOh, 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 Merriwell's Races | Burt L. StandishFrank 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.
British Dictionary definitions for bogus
/ (ˈbəʊɡəs) /
spurious or counterfeit; not genuine: a bogus note
Origin of bogus
1Derived forms of bogus
- bogusly, adverb
- bogusness, noun
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