Definition of "bogus" []

• Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It appears, however, that the term bogus is more straightforward."
• "Since the term bogus in the article is applied to treatments, which of themselves cannot be wilful in anyway, it seems to me that the judge's ruling could follow the logic that Singh is accusing them of promoting bogus (meaning ineffective) treatments, i.e. he is accusing them of promoting treatments that they know to be bogus (or ineffective)... and in doing so he is accusing them of being intentionally dishonest."
• "New Yorkers Don't Want Cold Clam Chowder Tim Lorito, the founder of the local sports bar chain Canz-a-Citi Roadhouse, is tired of politicians making what he calls "bogus" bets on the Super Bowl."