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Facade vs Bogus - What's the difference?

facade | bogus |

As nouns the difference between facade and bogus

is that facade is (lb) the face of a building, especially the front view or elevation while bogus is (us|dialect) a liquor made of rum and molasses.

As an adjective bogus is

counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

facade

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)

    • bogus

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
    • bogus crimes
  • * {{quote-book, year=1921, title=The Age of Big Business, author=
    • , passage=The organization of “bogus companies,” started purely for the purpose of eliminating competitors, seems to have been a not infrequent practice.}}
  • Undesirable or harmful.
  • * “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, 1982
    • So what Jefferson was saying was "Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus . So if we don't get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we'll just be bogus too."
  • 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).
  • Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions.
    • bogus laws

    Synonyms

    * (counterfeit): counterfeit, fake, phony * (incorrect): incorrect, useless, broken * (stamp-collecting) illegal * See also

    Derived terms

    * bogon * bogosity * bogotic

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, dialect) A liquor made of rum and molasses.
    • (Bartlett)
    (Webster 1913)