bogus

bogus is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 11 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.
2. noun. A liquor made of rum and molasses.
3. adjective. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

   Synonyms: bastard, fake, phoney, phony

Synonyms

bastard, fake, phoney, phony

Common word forms

bogusly, bogusness

Words from these letters

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