pure bogosity
- noun
- Slang
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pura tontería
- The article was criticized for being based on pure bogosity rather than facts.
Examples
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You can spot pure bogosity in online scams if you pay close attention.
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That's just pure bogosity!
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His explanation was pure bogosity from start to finish.
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Don't believe that pure bogosity!
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His explanation was pure bogosity from start to finish.
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The article was criticized for being based on pure bogosity rather than facts.
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You can spot pure bogosity in online scams if you pay close attention.
Synonyms
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6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
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7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
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6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Containing many false or silly statements that are hard to believe
Complete nonsense that is not true and not believable
False talk meant to trick people
Talk that is false and makes no sense
Something that contains a lot of nonsense and useless information
The state of being fake and trying to trick people
The state of having no proof or good reason
Antonyms
How Credible
Surface Forms
Morphology
pure + bogosity
The adjective 'pure' clearly functions as an intensifier, so if a learner can identify 'bogosity' as the noun meaning 'bogusness' or 'nonsense' the compound reads compositionally as 'utter nonsense'. However 'bogosity' is non-standard/slang and is not lexically transparent to many learners (it requires recognizing a derivation from 'bogus' + -ity), so the meaning is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Pure bogosity may come from the old slang word bogus, which meant 'fake' (like fake money), and people created bogosity as a playful noun for the state of being fake. So pure bogosity gives the image of something completely fake or wrong, which is why it means 'complete nonsense'.