Meaning & use

Bogue

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(Slang) Fake, of poor quality, or not genuine; a variant of "bogus."

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That knockoff watch is totally bogue — it stopped working after a day.

Don't trust that website; half the reviews on it are bogue.

A note on using this word

"Bogue" is an informal shortened variant of "bogus," commonly heard in African American Vernacular English and casual American slang.

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