Definition of bogometer

bogometer

noun

• a metaphorical device that people possess (a la gaydar) that measures how bogus something is.

  My bogometer was going off through that entire marketing presentation.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.

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