bogus C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ UK /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ See IPA manual Freq #11149 Meanings 1 adj Fake or not genuine; pretending to be real. He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank. 2 adj Based on false information or untrue claims. The company made bogus promises about how quickly the product would work. 3 noun Counterfeit money. The gang had been printing bogus and passing it off in shops. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fake or not genuine;... artificialcounterfeitersatzfabricatedfakefalsefalsifiedfaux 2 adj · based on false information... phoneyphony Word family Derived forms bogonbogositybogoticbogotifybogus-makerboguslybogusness Related forms calibogus Etymology AI details Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș. Bogus pl Boguș ro View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bogus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ **Frequency rank:** 11149 ## Meanings 1. Fake or not genuine; pretending to be real. 2. Based on false information or untrue claims. 3. Counterfeit money. ## Examples - He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank. - The company made bogus promises about how quickly the product would work. - The gang had been printing bogus and passing it off in shops. ## Derived Forms - bogon - bogosity - bogotic - bogotify - bogus-maker - bogusly - bogusness ## Related Forms - calibogus ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Bogus - Root: Boguș ## Etymology Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș. ## AI Etymology Bogus is borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș. Important recorded forms include Bogus (pl) and Boguș (ro). Current senses include fake or not genuine; pretending to be real, based on false information or untrue claims, and counterfeit money. The wider family includes derived forms such as bogon, bogosity, bogotic, bogotify, and bogus-maker and related words such as calibogus. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown