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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
