bogus
bogus is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. [Colloq. U. S.]
- 2.A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- account
- application
- apply
- arrear
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- both
- break
- button
- check
- cheque
- debt
- debtor
- defalcation
- default
- defaulter
- dishonor
- draw
- duck
- fail
- failure
- fly
- gazette
- get
- gratis
- insolvency
- insolvent
- insufficiency
- lame
- left
- levanter
- make
- man
- meet
- minus
- nonpayment
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is bogus.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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