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    [Adjective]  | "bo*gus" | \ ˈbō-gəs \


    1: not genuine : counterfeit, sham


    Origin: 1830 ;

     Obsolete argot bogus counterfeit money;

    [Adjective]  | "bogus" 


    1: being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials;


      * e.g., " ... for that price, you're only going to get furniture covered in bogus leather and not the real stuff "





    2: being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud;


      * e.g., " ... the designer watches sold on the street are usually bogus "





    3: lacking in natural or spontaneous quality;


      * e.g., " ... there was often a lot of bogus conviviality at the company's parties "





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    1: Bogus is a word going back a couple hundred years which refered to counterfeit money and anything else that's fake. It also means wrong, uncool, unfair, unreal, off, messed up. Popularized in the late '80's and early '90's by Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure in which Bill and Ted frequently refer to things as bogus.

      * e.g.,  ... That's bogus! 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: wiggity-wiggity-whack; bullshit; unfortunate; silly; unbelievable; not genuine; the opposite of excellent

      * e.g.,  ... Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan: "Bogus!" 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: Adjective describing something that is not true or legitimate.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, I hope you didn't pay that guy on the street too much for that bogus Rolex! 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: Used in various situations to express mild to extreme displeasure.

      * e.g.,  ... You: You know we got a Bio test today. 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: It's what Super Macho Man releases during a fight.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hang-Dude! Wipe-No! Release the bogus!" 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: dead wrong and/or unattractive to the most high.

      * e.g.,  ... Dead wrong: "you heard what happen to jerome niece, she got shot, man, thats bogus"! Unattractive: "scottie need to see a dentist, his grill is bogus" or "you seen scottie's girl, she boooooooogus. 

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    1:  Something that you can't believe that is actually happening because you think it is that dumb. False, not true.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I can't believe that we have marching band practice at 8 in the morning. I know it's completely bogus! 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: mean, rude, or inconsiderate. The word is just as often used for praise as for disdain.

      * e.g.,  ... -Girl, you know he dumped her on her birthday? 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: A word that an adult will try to use to act rad

      * e.g.,  ... This math homework is bogus! 

     [ "bogus" ]

    1: sounds like: (bow-gus) a fruit tingily sensation you get while taking advil.

      * e.g.,  ...  When I was taking my pill this morning it felt bogus. 


     [ "bogus" ]

    2:  an insult refering to a person that has done something retarded.

      * e.g.,  ...  Dude I can't believe you did that, you were so bogus. 


     [ "bogus" ]

    3:  a girl that is orange and fake.

      * e.g.,  ...  Oh that girl is so bogus! 


     [ "bogus" ]

    4:  a word to describe something outragous or out of the ordinary.

      * e.g.,  ...  Oh my holy bogus! 

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