Associations to the word «Bogus»

Wiktionary

BOGUS, adjective. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
BOGUS, adjective. Undesirable or harmful.
BOGUS, adjective. Incorrect, useless, or broken.
BOGUS, 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).
BOGUS, adjective. Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
BOGUS, noun. (US) (dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.

Dictionary definition

BOGUS, adjective. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats