Dictionary
bo•gus
Pronunciation: (bō'gus), [key]—
adj.
not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham.
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n.
Print., Journalism.matter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.
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