bogus

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

   He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

2. 2
   adj

   Undesirable or harmful.

   What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?

3. 3
   adj

   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 stamps are labels made to deceive stamp collectors. Many bogus stamps were made prior to 1900 when some had names of imaginary countries.

4. 4
   adj

   Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.

   bogus laws

5. 5
   noun

   A liquor made of rum and molasses.

   BOGUS. A liquor made of rum and molasses.

6. 6
   noun

   Counterfeit money.

   “Ahem—it is the opinion of the court that the prisoner has been making bogus; so we must put him in the jug until Superior Court.[…]”

7. 7
   adj

   fraudulent

8. 8
   adj

   Incorrect, useless, or broken.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș.