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bogus

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
  2. Undesirable or harmful.
  3. Incorrect, useless, or broken.
  4. 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.

Noun

  1. A liquor made of rum and molasses.
  2. Counterfeit money.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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