"bogus" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ [UK], /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-bogus.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bogus.wav [Southern-England], en-au-bogus.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bogus [comparative], most bogus [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊɡəs Etymology: 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. The origin is unknown, but there are at least two theories that try to trace its origin: * From Hausa boko (“to fake”). Since bogus first appeared in the United States, it may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship. * From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th-century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle – a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ha|boko||to fake}} Hausa boko (“to fake”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bogus (comparative more bogus, superlative most bogus)
  1. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. Synonyms: phony, fake Translations (counterfeit or fake; not genuine): زَائِف (zāʔif) (Arabic), كَاذِب (kāḏib) (Arabic), مُزَوَّر (muzawwar) (Arabic), фалшив (falšiv) (Bulgarian), фиктивен (fiktiven) (Bulgarian), лъжлив (lǎžliv) (Bulgarian), (jiǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (wěi) (Chinese Mandarin), 虛偽 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚伪 (xūwěi) (Chinese Mandarin), falešný (Czech), falšovaný (Czech), nepravý (Czech), vervalst (Dutch), väärä (Finnish), väärennetty (Finnish), tekaistu (Finnish), teko- (Finnish), vale- (Finnish), bidon (French), falsch (German), gefälscht (German), unecht (German), Schein- (German), óekta [masculine] (Icelandic), falskur [masculine] (Icelandic), svikinn [masculine] (Icelandic), gadungan (Indonesian), falsificato (Italian), truccato (Italian), 偽の (nise-no) (Japanese), 虚偽 (kyogi) (Japanese), いんちきの (inchiki-no) (Japanese), tahupera (Maori), tipatipa (Maori), parau (Maori), fals (Occitan), falsificat (Occitan), fałszywy (Polish), zmyślony (Polish), falso [masculine] (Portuguese), falsificado [masculine] (Portuguese), adulterado [masculine] (Portuguese), подде́льный (poddélʹnyj) (Russian), фикти́вный (fiktívnyj) (Russian), фальши́вый (falʹšívyj) (Russian), ло́жный (lóžnyj) (Russian), falso (Spanish), falsificado (Spanish), adulterado (Spanish), trapicheado (Spanish), sahte (Turkish), yapmacık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-adj-~u3~NROM Disambiguation of 'counterfeit or fake; not genuine': 86 0 1 12 1
  2. (slang) Undesirable or harmful. Tags: slang Translations (undesirable or harmful): nul [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-adj-~XuExDkW Disambiguation of 'undesirable or harmful': 1 96 1 2 0
  3. (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing Translations (incorrect; useless; broken): hors d’usage (French), fichu (French), foutu [colloquial] (French), niqué [slang] (French), gâté (French), foireux [masculine] (French), falsch (German), unbrauchbar (German), brutto (Italian), fritto (Italian), rot (Occitan), copat (Occitan), incorrècte (Occitan), inutil (Occitan), fotut (Occitan), корявый (korjavyj) (Russian), averiado (Spanish), pajolero (Spanish), jodido (Spanish), yanlış (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-adj-OYYEaWas Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 25 21 23 23 6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'incorrect; useless; broken': 1 1 90 4 4
  4. (philately) 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). Categories (topical): Philately Synonyms: illegal
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-adj-Uzk3riUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 25 21 23 23 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  5. Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-adj-jS-jI8nZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 25 21 23 23 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bogon, bogosity, bogotic, bogusly, bogusness, Bogus Ordo

Noun

IPA: /ˈbəʊ.ɡəs/ [UK], /ˈboʊ.ɡəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-bogus.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bogus.wav [Southern-England], en-au-bogus.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -əʊɡəs Etymology: 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. The origin is unknown, but there are at least two theories that try to trace its origin: * From Hausa boko (“to fake”). Since bogus first appeared in the United States, it may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship. * From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th-century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle – a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ha|boko||to fake}} Hausa boko (“to fake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bogus (uncountable)
  1. (US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses. Tags: US, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-noun-M2dyC71T Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 0 25 21 23 23 6
  2. (US, dialect, archaic) Counterfeit money. Tags: US, archaic, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bogus-en-noun-usXniKU3 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bogus-maker Related terms: calibogus

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          "ref": "1842, Daniel Parish Kidder, Mormonism and the Mormons: A Historical View of the Rise and Progress of the Sect Self-styled Latter-Day Saints, Carlton & Lanahan",
          "text": "[…] that he and David Whitmer swore falsley, stole, cheated, lied, sold bogus money, (base coin,), and also stones and sand for bogus; that letters in the post-office had been opened, read, and destroyed; and that those same men were concerned with a gang of counterfeiters, coiners, and blacklegs.",
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          "ref": "1895, Alphonso Alva Hopkins, Wealth and Waste: The Principles of Political Economy in Their Application to the Present Problems of Labor, Law, and the Liquor Traffic, Funk & Wagnalls Company",
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          "ref": "1921, Burton J. Hendrick, The Age of Big Business",
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          "word": "falešný"
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          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
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          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
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          "word": "vale-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
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          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "bidon"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "falsch"
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        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "gefälscht"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "unecht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "Schein-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "óekta"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "falskur"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "svikinn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "gadungan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "falsificato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "truccato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nise-no",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "偽の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyogi",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "虚偽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "inchiki-no",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "いんちきの"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "tahupera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "tipatipa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "parau"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "fals"
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        {
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "falsificat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "fałszywy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "zmyślony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "falsificado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "adulterado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poddélʹnyj",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "подде́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "fiktívnyj",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "фикти́вный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "falʹšívyj",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "фальши́вый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lóžnyj",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "ло́жный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "falso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "falsificado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "adulterado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "trapicheado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
          "word": "sahte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 1 12 1",
          "code": "tr",
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          "ref": "1982, Cameron Crowe, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, spoken by Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn)",
          "text": "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?",
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        "(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken."
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "zāʔif",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "زَائِف"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kāḏib",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "كَاذِب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "muzawwar",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "مُزَوَّر"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "falšiv",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "фалшив"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "fiktiven",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "фиктивен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lǎžliv",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "лъжлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎ",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "假"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "偽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěi",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "伪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "虛偽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xūwěi",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "虚伪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falešný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falšovaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "nepravý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "vervalst"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "väärä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "väärennetty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "tekaistu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "teko-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "vale-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "bidon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "gefälscht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "unecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "Schein-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "óekta"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falskur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "svikinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "gadungan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falsificato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "truccato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nise-no",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "偽の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyogi",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "虚偽"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "inchiki-no",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "いんちきの"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "tahupera"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "tipatipa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "parau"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "fals"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falsificat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "fałszywy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "zmyślony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "falsificado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adulterado"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poddélʹnyj",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "подде́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fiktívnyj",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "фикти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "falʹšívyj",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "фальши́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lóžnyj",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "ло́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "falsificado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "adulterado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "trapicheado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "sahte"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "counterfeit or fake; not genuine",
      "word": "yapmacık"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "undesirable or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "hors d’usage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "fichu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "foutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "niqué"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "gâté"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "foireux"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "falsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "unbrauchbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "brutto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "fritto"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "rot"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "copat"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "incorrècte"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "inutil"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "fotut"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "korjavyj",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "корявый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "averiado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "pajolero"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "jodido"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "incorrect; useless; broken",
      "word": "yanlış"
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}

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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊɡəs",
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      "word": "bogus-maker"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "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.\nThe origin is unknown, but there are at least two theories that try to trace its origin:\n* From Hausa boko (“to fake”). Since bogus first appeared in the United States, it may be possible that its ancestor was brought there on a slave ship.\n* From criminal slang as a short form of tantrabogus, a 19th-century slang term for a menacing object, making some believe that bogus might be linked to bogy or bogey (see bogeyman). In this sense, Bogus might be related to Bogle – a traditional trickster from the Scottish Borders, noted for achieving acts of household trickery; confusing, but not usually damaging.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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          "ref": "1848, John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms: A glossary of words and phrases, usually regarded as peculiar to the United States",
          "text": "BOGUS. A liquor made of rum and molasses.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1919, Harvey Washington Wiley, Beverages and Their Adulteration: Origin, Composition, Manufacture, Natural, Artificial, Fermented, Distilled, Alkaloidal and Fruit Juices",
          "text": "\"Calibogus,\" or \"bogus\" was cold rum and beer unsweetened.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, J. Anne Funderburg, Bootleggers and Beer Barons of the Prohibition Era, page 311",
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          "ref": "1841 December 8, “Western Court Eloquence”, in Carlisle Weekly Herald, page 2",
          "text": "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.[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1846, Joseph H. Jackson, The Adventures and Experience of Joseph H. Jackson: Disclosing the Depths of Mormon Villainy Practiced in Nauvoo, page 15",
          "text": "There is not a merchant in this city but knows this fact, and also that there has been a large quantity of bogus in circulation.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1848 January 26, C. C., “[Letter]”, in The Washington Union, published 1848 February 28, page 3",
          "text": "This being agreed to, they hand the soldier the same number of dollars they received from him—but all counterfeit. This new way of passing bogus they have practised to a considerable extent […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, John L. Brooke, The Refiner’s Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644–1844, pages 269–70",
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        }
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