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Bogus   /bˈoʊgəs/   Listen
adjective
Bogus  adj.  Spurious; fictitious; sham; a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. (Colloq. U. S.)



noun
Bogus  n.  A liquor made of rum and molasses. (Local, U. S.)






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"Bogus" Quotes from Famous Books



... nothing about that," I replied; "but I expect I mean to get at the bottom of it, and if the bogus Captain Trent is to be found on the earth's surface, I guess I mean to ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... tossing up the image in the air and catching it again, and raising a triumphant shout that at once attracted the attention of the other hands, who dropped their pickaxes and shovels instanter and came clustering round. "I'm jiggered if it ain't gold, an' durned good metal, too, with nary a bit o' bogus stuff ...
— The Island Treasure • John Conroy Hutcheson

... the bogus government agent heartily, "I can see right where you made your mistake. How could you know that, in the years that followed your nephew's discovery, the claim was located again by McGurvin, there? When did you locate it, Mac?" he asked, turning ...
— Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail - or, The Fugitive Professor • Burt L. Standish

... Governor caused a bogus order to be posted in the office in Verdun to which the prisoners went at fixed periods to sign their names. It announced that the Minister of War had issued a decree commanding that all prisoners found out of ...
— The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope v. I. • A. M. W. Stirling (compiler)

... it Frank?" Andy went on to remark, as he first glanced at the bogus collection of rare specimens, and then eyed his ...
— The Aeroplane Boys Flight - A Hydroplane Roundup • John Luther Langworthy


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