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Definition of bogus
bogus 
adjective
- displeasing; of poor quality; "uncool".
Don't talk to him, he's bogus.
That was a bogus movie.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Apr 09 2013. Submitted by Dan Piersol on Apr 27 1998.
- counterfeit.
That's a bogus watch.
- See more words with the same meaning: counterfeit.
Last edited on Apr 27 1998. Submitted by Dan Piersol on Apr 27 1998.
- working, but unsafe or prone to breakdown. Lab-speak, often used in engineering circles.
This is a pretty bogus setup.
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Nov 17 2002. Submitted by Dmitri S. from Sunnyvale, CA, USA on Nov 17 2002.
- untrue.
Nearly everything in that presentation was bogus.
- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Nov 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 12 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing': | |
| Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females. | |
| Definitions include: bad. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: bad, of poor quality. | |
| Definitions include: the worst. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is inconsequential, irrelevant, small, unimportant, or worthless. | |
| Definitions include: inadequate, displeasing, or of poor quality. | |
| Definitions include: "Bollocks" is also the present tense and plural form of bollock. | |
| Definitions include: See bullshit. | |
| Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
| Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females. | |
| Definitions include: a disliked person. | |
| Definitions include: appearing tired, run down, "beat," etc. | |
Other terms relating to 'broken': | |
| Definitions include: damaged or poorly prepared. | |
| Definitions include: to break or ruin. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: good; excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: broken or ruined. | |
| Definitions include: to stop working. | |
| Definitions include: broken or not functioning properly. | |
| Definitions include: "Bollocks" is also the present tense and plural form of bollock. | |
| Definitions include: under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: malfunctioning. | |
| Definitions include: high-grade marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: out of sorts, broken, or functioning poorly or improperly; "messed up". | |
| Definitions include: all screwed up. | |
| Definitions include: great. | |
| Definitions include: damaged, jammed, or out of alignment. | |
Other terms relating to 'counterfeit': | |
| Definitions include: counterfeit money. | |
Other terms relating to 'nonsense, lies': | |
| Definitions include: a lie, fib, or exaggeration; "tall tale". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, foolishness. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." | |
| Definitions include: censored version of "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: spelling variant of malarkey. | |
| Definitions include: off-brand. | |
| Definitions include: a collection of lies. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, lies; "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: nonsense, lies; "bullshit". | |
| Definitions include: to jokingly deceive. | |
| Definitions include: something worthless, hopeless, useless, etc. | |
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| Definitions include: to provide the police with information that may incriminate another party. | |
| Definitions include: contraction of "hey now," meaning "isn't it", "isn't that", etc. | |
| Definitions include: general insult; "jerk"; "asshole". | |
| Definitions include: to punch one until they're on the ground. | |
| Definitions include: fucking ridiculous. | |
| Definitions include: to stay in one place, often surreptitiously and/or suspiciously; staking out something, possibly to steal it or at the very least, covet it. | |
| Definitions include: used car parts | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "ocular gravity force". | |
| Definitions include: an event in which a group visits many drinking establishments, usually as a pre-planned activity. |
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