bogus
IPA: bˈoʊgʌs
noun
- (US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
- (US, dialect, archaic) Counterfeit money.
- A surname.
adjective
- Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
- (slang) Undesirable or harmful.
- (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
- (philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).
- Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
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Examples of "bogus" in Sentences
- The website claimed to offer free vacations, but it turned out to be a bogus scam
- The salesman tried to sell me a bogus product that claimed to cure all ailments
- She received a bogus email claiming she had won a million dollars in a lottery she never entered
- The news article turned out to be filled with bogus information and false facts
- I can't believe he fell for that bogus investment scheme promising quick returns
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