bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard
(adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bogus (comparative more bogus, superlative most bogus)
Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
Synonyms: phony, Thesaurus:fake
Undesirable or harmful.
(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.
(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).
Synonym: illegal
Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
bogus (uncountable)
(US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"gus, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. [Colloq. U. S.]
Bo"gus, n.
Definition: A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
