Meaning & use
bogus
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Not genuine or true; fake or fraudulent.
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The company was fined for selling bogus health supplements.
He gave the police a bogus name to avoid getting a ticket.
A note on using this word
An informal word, common in everyday speech, that works for anything from fake products to false claims.
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Words with an opposite meaning
genuineauthentic
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