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bogus
bo·gus B0368600 (bō′gəs)adj.1. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks.2. Slang Not conforming with what one would hope to be the case; disappointing or unfair: It's bogus that you got to go to the party, and I had to stay home.interj. Slang Used to indicate disagreement or displeasure with another's actions or a circumstance.
[From obsolete bogus, a device for making counterfeit money.]bogus (ˈbəʊɡəs) adjspurious or counterfeit; not genuine: a bogus note. [C19: from bogus apparatus for making counterfeit money; perhaps related to bogey1] ˈbogusly adv ˈbogusness nbo•gus (ˈboʊ gəs)
adj. not genuine; counterfeit; phony. [1825–30, Amer.; orig. an apparatus for coining false money; perhaps akin to bogy1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | bogus - fraudulent; having a misleading appearancebastard, fake, phoney, phonycounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
bogusadjective fake, false, artificial, forged, dummy, imitation, sham, fraudulent, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, ersatz, phoney or phony (informal) bogus insurance claims
real, true, actual, genuine, authentic, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)bogusadjectiveFraudulently or deceptively imitative:counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious.Translationsbogus (ˈbəugəs) adjective false; not genuine. She was fooled by his bogus identity card. 偽造的 伪造的bogus
bogus checkA written order to a bank for a certain amount of funds that has been dishonored, either because such funds are not available or because the given checking account does not exist. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. A lot of bogus checks have been circulating in the area lately, claiming to be from the local university; in reality, they are scams trying to swindle people out of money.See also: bogus, checkbogus beefAn allegation that is untrue. Come on, this is a bogus beef—you have no proof that I did something wrong.See also: beef, bogusbogus (ˈbogəs)1. mod. phony; false; undesirable. This class is really bogus. 2. mod. great; excellent. Man, this place is really bogus! bogus beef and bum beef n. a false complaint or charge. (see also beef.) The cops took them in on a bogus beef. It’s a bogus beef. I’ll be back on the street in twenty minutes. See also: beef, bogusbogus
Synonyms for bogusadj fakeSynonyms- fake
- false
- artificial
- forged
- dummy
- imitation
- sham
- fraudulent
- pseudo
- counterfeit
- spurious
- ersatz
- phoney or phony
Antonyms- real
- true
- actual
- genuine
- authentic
- dinkum
Synonyms for bogusadj fraudulently or deceptively imitativeSynonyms- counterfeit
- fake
- false
- fraudulent
- phony
- sham
- spurious
- suppositious
- supposititious
Synonyms for bogusadj fraudulentSynonymsRelated Words |