Bogus Definition

bōgəs
adjective
Not genuine; spurious.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Undesirable or harmful.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary

(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).

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interjection
Used to indicate disagreement or displeasure with another's actions or a circumstance.
American Heritage
noun

(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.

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Origin of Bogus

  • From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle - a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Hausa boko, to fake. Since bogus first appeared in the USA, this may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship.

    From Wiktionary

  • From obsolete bogus a device for making counterfeit money

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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