Literary notes about bogus (AI summary)
The word "bogus" in literature serves as a versatile descriptor for things that are false, counterfeit, or insincere. It is frequently employed to cast doubt on the authenticity of documents, telegrams, or money, as seen with a fraudulent telegram designed to inveigle a judge [1] or bogus currency and financial instruments that deceive the public [2][3]. At the same time, authors sometimes use "bogus" playfully or as a proper noun, naming characters or even locations—for instance, a king of Mauritania [4] or a place called Bogus Bay [5]. Additionally, the term can underscore the disreputable or deceptive nature of individuals and institutions, highlighting themes of corruption and pretense in society [6][7].
- Mason had promised to inveigle away the resident judge by means of a bogus telegram, and he had done so.
— from The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason by Melville Davisson Post - Our people have been and are being robbed out of thousands of dollars by these bogus Masons in this and other States.
— from The Early Introduction of Bogus Freemasonry in the United States of America and Texas Among Colored Masons by C. L. (Charles L.) Mitchell - It was arranged to send in the first lot of bogus bills on Thursday, giving me two full days out of the country.
— from Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude by Austin Bidwell - Bogus, king of Mauritania, i. 151 , 153 , 154 ; ii. 36 ; iii. 278 , 280 .
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo - There were twenty boats all waiting there in Bogus Bay.
— from Old Rail Fence Corners: The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History - There were rumors of bogus titles in the names of dead soldiers and others who had left the country, but could be traced to no authentic source.
— from The Adventures of a Forty-niner An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days by Daniel Knower - The Times critic was emphasising the truth that unoriginality is bad; Sir Sidney Colvin the equal truth that bogus originality is bad.
— from The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 by Various
