bogus

bo-gus · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not genuine or true; fake.

  2. 2.

    (Slang) Unpleasant or unfair.

Related words

Antonyms: authentic, genuine, real
See also: counterfeit, fake, false, genuine, phony
Synonyms: counterfeit, fake, false, phony

Etymology

American English, first appearing in the 1820s, possibly from a machine for making counterfeit coins called a "bogus." Origin ultimately unknown.