Bogus Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. Synonyms: phony; :{fake:(style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;background:none"):}: Undesirable or harmful. (computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken. (philately) Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp). Synonym: illegal Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions