"Bogus" meaning in English

See Bogus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Boguses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pl|Bogus}} Polish Bogus, {{bor|en|ro|Boguș}} Romanian Boguș Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Bogus (plural Boguses)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bogus-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 7 7

Inflected forms

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        "English terms borrowed from Romanian",
        "English terms derived from Polish",
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