Definition of "bogus" in English

adjective

1. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

   • He was arrested for trying to cash a bogus check at the bank.

2. (slang) Undesirable or harmful.

3. (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken.

4. (philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp).

5. Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.

   • bogus laws

noun

1. (US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.

2. (US, dialect, archaic) Counterfeit money.