I. ˈbōgəs adjective
Etymology: from bogus, a machine for making counterfeit money, perhaps irregular from bogle
1.
a. : not genuine : counterfeit , forged
bogus currency
bogus documents
: being a spurious imitation of or substitute for the genuine
imitation rosewood or oak panels, false parquetry, ersatz beams, bogus gilt dadoes — Janet Flanner
: sham , pretended
a bogus king
b. : pretending to the possession of qualities or character not actually possessed
wrote with bogus elegance — Malcolm Cowley
: false and artificial in tone
a bogus literary flavor
2. of a postage stamp, coin, or note : made privately for fraudulent purposes to appear to be a genuine issue but not in exact imitation of any particular official issue — often distinguished from counterfeit
3. : having qualities like those of a specified paper or board but made partially or wholly of substitute or inferior materials
bogus bristol
bogus manila
Synonyms: see counterfeit
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: from bogus, a machine for making counterfeit money
1. archaic : counterfeit money
2.
a. slang : filler 1d(1)
b. : printing type or copy set usually by union requirement in duplication of something that is already typeset and that may have been molded for stereotyping
III. noun
( -es )
Etymology: short for calibogus
: a liquor made of rum and molasses