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Definition of Bogus
1. Adjective. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
Similar to: Counterfeit, Imitative
Derivative terms: Bastard, Fake, Phoney, Phony
Definition of Bogus
1. a. Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.
2. n. A liquor made of rum and molasses.
Definition of Bogus
1. Adjective. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. ¹
2. Adjective. Undesirable or harmful. ¹
3. Adjective. Incorrect, useless, or broken. ¹
4. Adjective. (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). ¹
5. Adjective. Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bogus
1. not genuine; fake [adj] : BOGUSLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bogus
Literary usage of Bogus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unfair Competition: A Study of Certain Practices, with Some Reference to the by William Harrison Spring Stevens (1917)
"A bogus independent concern may be denned as an organization, nominally or ...
Two bogus concerns of the former Powder Trust were termed "yellow dog ..."
2. Unfair Competition: A Study of Certain Practices, with Some Reference to the by William Harrison Spring Stevens (1917)
"A bogus independent concern may be defined as an organization, nominally or ...
Two bogus concerns of the former Powder Trust were termed "yellow dog ..."
3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"bogus. Anything sham or forged. The origin of the word is obscure. ... 1827 He
never procured the casting of a bogus at one of our furnaces. ..."
4. The Irish in America by John Francis Maguire, William Joseph Hardee (1868)
"... Canal Street—A Scotch Victim— The Sharks and Cormorants—bogus Tickets—How
the ' Outlaws' resisted Reform—The New System—The Days of bogus Tickets gone—A ..."
5. Trust Laws and Unfair Competition by United States Bureau of Corporations, Joseph E. Davies (1916)
"bogus independents. The popular feeling against monopoly is so strong that many
people dislike to buy from a trust. Prudent men therefore like to avoid the ..."
6. A History of Muhlneberg County by Otto Arthur Rothert (1913)
"A little after the stars appeared this bogus cavalry started ... In which the “bogus
Cavalry” was organized, as it appears to-day ..."
7. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"The term "false or bogus checks," within the meaning of the statute making it
criminal for any person to obtain or attempt to obtain from any other person ..."
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