/
ˈbəʊgəs/
adj.
not genuine or true.
Derivative
- bogusly adv.
- bogusness n.
Etymology
C18 (orig. US, denoting a machine for making counterfeit money): perh. from tantrabogus, used to denote any strange-looking apparatus, poss. rel. to Devon dial. tantarabobs ‘the Devil’.
