โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
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
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States