Bogus
adjective
Fake or not true.
He was selling bogus products
noun
Something that is not genuine; a sham or fraud.
The deal was a complete bogus
adjective
Fake or not true.
He was selling bogus products
noun
Something that is not genuine; a sham or fraud.
The deal was a complete bogus
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
Bogus suggests something is purposely deceitful or dishonest, not just mistaken.
They realized the documents were bogus, created to deceive investors.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Mistakes
Use 'bogus' for intentional fakes, not for honest errors or accidents.
The witness gave a bogus alibi, not simply a wrong one.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Bogus is casual and might not be suitable for formal or academic writing.
He got in trouble for selling bogus tickets to the concert.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
Bogus suggests something is purposely deceitful or dishonest, not just mistaken.
They realized the documents were bogus, created to deceive investors.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Mistakes
Use 'bogus' for intentional fakes, not for honest errors or accidents.
The witness gave a bogus alibi, not simply a wrong one.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Bogus is casual and might not be suitable for formal or academic writing.
He got in trouble for selling bogus tickets to the concert.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Negative
Bogus suggests something is purposely deceitful or dishonest, not just mistaken.
They realized the documents were bogus, created to deceive investors.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Mistakes
Use 'bogus' for intentional fakes, not for honest errors or accidents.
The witness gave a bogus alibi, not simply a wrong one.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Context
Bogus is casual and might not be suitable for formal or academic writing.
He got in trouble for selling bogus tickets to the concert.
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Video examples
The secret US prisons...
but there's just not a public awareness of what's happening. Isn't it guaranteed in prison that you have right to council or access to council? There's a tendency in our culture to see when people have been convicted of a crime, no matter if that charge was bogus or legitimate, that whatever happens to them after that is warranted.
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Kent Larson: Brilliant...
that would like to live in the city, and very comfortably. We think we can make a very small apartment that functions as if it's twice as big by utilizing these strategies. I don't believe in smart homes. That's sort of a bogus concept. I think you have to build dumb homes and put smart stuff in it.
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You are fluent in this...
with some bogus excuse of, "I had a bad dream." And then, of course you feel sorry for them, they're your kids, so you let them into your bed. And I have to admit, at the beginning, they're really cute and warm and snugly. The minute you fall back asleep, they inexplicably --
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Bush's Secret Visit to...
systems go a bogus Gulfstream jet heads east but in the skies over England a chance encounter almost blows the planes cover we're going over London England another pilot had gone by and seen the airplane and asked if it was Air Force One and the controller dutifully said no
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Helping African farmers...
important thing that we need that we are finding inside saw is a bio product that we are getting after removing the outer cover that after getting the value food product that is the fiber we get the bogus we want solve or do what is called
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How do models help us...
the model may be bogus okay but if it agrees with data it works so that's really important thing about models you have to check it with real data and see if it works and this one works so that means that we can do something with that
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Science can answer moral...
don't like the question so what would happen if I showed up at a physics conference and said string theory is bogus you know it doesn't resonate with me it's not how I choose to view the universe the smallest scale I'm not a
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How does money...
and to benefit the original criminal. They might invest it into a legal business claiming payment by producing fake invoices, or even start a bogus charity, placing themselves on the board of directors
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Sending Humans to Mars:...
So it may work for a couple decades, but over longer time, it's bogus, in my opinion. - And also would decimate whatever is there that we don't know yet. - Yeah, there's a very important paradigm
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Science can answer moral...
So, what would happen if I showed up at a physics conference and said,"String theory is bogus. It doesn't resonate with me. It's not how I chose to view the universe at a small scale.
Video examples
The secret US prisons...
but there's just not a public awareness of what's happening. Isn't it guaranteed in prison that you have right to council or access to council? There's a tendency in our culture to see when people have been convicted of a crime, no matter if that charge was bogus or legitimate, that whatever happens to them after that is warranted.
Video examples
Kent Larson: Brilliant...
that would like to live in the city, and very comfortably. We think we can make a very small apartment that functions as if it's twice as big by utilizing these strategies. I don't believe in smart homes. That's sort of a bogus concept. I think you have to build dumb homes and put smart stuff in it.
Video examples
You are fluent in this...
with some bogus excuse of, "I had a bad dream." And then, of course you feel sorry for them, they're your kids, so you let them into your bed. And I have to admit, at the beginning, they're really cute and warm and snugly. The minute you fall back asleep, they inexplicably --
Video examples
Bush's Secret Visit to...
systems go a bogus Gulfstream jet heads east but in the skies over England a chance encounter almost blows the planes cover we're going over London England another pilot had gone by and seen the airplane and asked if it was Air Force One and the controller dutifully said no
Video examples
Helping African farmers...
important thing that we need that we are finding inside saw is a bio product that we are getting after removing the outer cover that after getting the value food product that is the fiber we get the bogus we want solve or do what is called
Video examples
How do models help us...
the model may be bogus okay but if it agrees with data it works so that's really important thing about models you have to check it with real data and see if it works and this one works so that means that we can do something with that
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
don't like the question so what would happen if I showed up at a physics conference and said string theory is bogus you know it doesn't resonate with me it's not how I choose to view the universe the smallest scale I'm not a
Video examples
How does money...
and to benefit the original criminal. They might invest it into a legal business claiming payment by producing fake invoices, or even start a bogus charity, placing themselves on the board of directors
Video examples
Sending Humans to Mars:...
So it may work for a couple decades, but over longer time, it's bogus, in my opinion. - And also would decimate whatever is there that we don't know yet. - Yeah, there's a very important paradigm
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
So, what would happen if I showed up at a physics conference and said,"String theory is bogus. It doesn't resonate with me. It's not how I chose to view the universe at a small scale.
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Quote examples
Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
Safety' is a bogus argument regularly used by university officials to keep conservative speakers off of campuses. This isn't because conservatives are dangerous, but because the left often reverts to violence instead of words when presented with ideas it disagrees with.
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Peter Landesman
American Director
Hard information on the quantity of bogus art sold is difficult to come by, in part because fraud, when discovered by dealers and auction houses, is usually kept secret to boost public confidence in the art market.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
Venture-capital firms invest in trends by projecting returns. But most projections are pretty much bogus, and research shows that experts are no better at predicting the future than dart-throwing monkeys.
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Tom Allen
American Politician
The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.
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Sam Kinison
American Comedian
I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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Supriya Pathak
TV is a medium that can be used to spread a positive message but people are spreading bogus ideas in people's minds.
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Preneet Kaur
Indian Politician
The total bogus voters in Dera Bassi might be several thousand.
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Wayne Rogers
American Actor
Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.
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Robert Reich
American Economist
Centrism is bogus.
Quote examples
Katie Pavlich
American Journalist
Safety' is a bogus argument regularly used by university officials to keep conservative speakers off of campuses. This isn't because conservatives are dangerous, but because the left often reverts to violence instead of words when presented with ideas it disagrees with.
Quote examples
Peter Landesman
American Director
Hard information on the quantity of bogus art sold is difficult to come by, in part because fraud, when discovered by dealers and auction houses, is usually kept secret to boost public confidence in the art market.
Quote examples
Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers.
Quote examples
Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
Venture-capital firms invest in trends by projecting returns. But most projections are pretty much bogus, and research shows that experts are no better at predicting the future than dart-throwing monkeys.
Quote examples
Tom Allen
American Politician
The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because you could make exactly the same claim about racial or ethnic or religious minorities.
Quote examples
Sam Kinison
American Comedian
I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
Quote examples
Supriya Pathak
TV is a medium that can be used to spread a positive message but people are spreading bogus ideas in people's minds.
Quote examples
Preneet Kaur
Indian Politician
The total bogus voters in Dera Bassi might be several thousand.
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Wayne Rogers
American Actor
Free speech is not a bogus issue. It is an issue.
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Robert Reich
American Economist
Centrism is bogus.
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