C2adjective · rare

bogus

bo·gus

bogus · more bogus · most bogus

незаконний, нелегальний

ложный, фальшивый, поддельный, фиктивный

falsch, Schein-, gefälscht, unecht

Counterfeit or fake; not genuineCounterfeit or fake; not genuine.

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UK/ˈbəʊ̯ɡəs/US/ˈboʊ̯ɡəs/

» This is completely bogus.

Das ist kompletter Humbug. — Yorwba

Das ist absoluter Quatsch. — Vortarulo

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Meaning

5 senses

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.
falsch, gefälscht, unecht
подде́льныйpoddélʹnyj, фикти́вныйfiktívnyj, фальши́выйfalʹšívyj
(slang)Undesirable or harmful.
(slang)Incorrect, useless, or broken.
falsch, unbrauchbar
корявыйkorjavyj
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).
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
bogus laws

More definitions

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

Examples

3 sentences

This is completely bogus.
deDas ist kompletter Humbug. — Yorwba
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The bonus material was actually bogus.
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Sami opened a bank account with a bogus Egyptian ID.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

counterfeit or fake; not genuine:

incorrect; useless; broken:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

counterfeit or fake; not genuine:

incorrect; useless; broken:

Origin

First attested as an underworld term for an apparatus for creating counterfeit coins, then

First attested as an underworld term for an apparatus for creating counterfeit coins, then the coins themselves. Later, the word was applied to anything of poor quality. The newest use to mean useless is probably from the slang of computer hackers.

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