Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bogus \Bo"gus\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied
   to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.
   [Colloq. U. S.]

Bogus \Bo"gus\, n.
   A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.

Source : WordNet®

bogus
     adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {fake}, {phony},
            {phoney}, {bastard}]