English · Slang Attested

bogus

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Undesirable or harmful.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không mong muốn hoặc có hại

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Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Incorrect, useless, or broken.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sai, vô ích hoặc bị hỏng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “bogus” mean?

Undesirable or harmful.

Is “bogus” formal or informal?

bogus is generally slang.

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