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bogus

[ boh-guhs ]

adjective

  1. not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham.

    Synonyms: , , ,



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

/ ˈəʊɡə /

adjective

  1. spurious or counterfeit; not genuine

    a bogus note

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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzܲ, adverb
  • ˈDzܲԱ, noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bogus1

C19: from bogus apparatus for making counterfeit money; perhaps related to bogey 1
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Four years later, amid allegations that a handful of doctors were issuing bogus medical exemptions for unvaccinated children, legislators passed SB 276, giving the state more authority to scrutinize those exemptions.

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The clothing belonged to young men and women lured to the camp by cartel operatives via bogus job offerings, according to the searchers, who say they have spoken to several survivors and their relatives.

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He said he was unaware of any bogus claims of medicinal value for sea lion body parts, as is sometimes noted for rhino horns or donkey skins.

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Rather, they’re two recent examples of how bogus that idea is.

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After he reclaimed ownership two years later, a BBC reporter visited the home and spoke to a man and a woman with a young child who had a bogus rental contract.

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