bogue
Coastal marsh waterway
Bogue has several unrelated meanings depending on region and context.
In the American South, especially Louisiana, a bogue is a sluggish stream or bayou.
In slang, bogue means fake, bogus, or unpleasant: That excuse is totally bogue.
In drug slang, to bogue is to experience withdrawal symptoms or cravings.
Bogue is also a small silvery fish found in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.
Marshy, slow-moving waterway
- channelPassage for transmission
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
tidal · marsh · waterway · coastal · lagoon · estuary · swamp · wetland
bayou
Marshy, slow-moving waterway
sound · tidal · marsh · waterway · coastal · lagoon · estuary · swamp · wetland · backwater
porgy
Atlantic food fish
inshore · panfish · baitfish · bottom-feeder · croaker · spot · grunt · sheepshead · pigfish · whiting
fake
Not the real thing
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- shamFraudulent imitation
fraudulent · spurious · ersatz · knockoff · imitation · forged · pseudo · faux · mock · false
- bogus claimUnsubstantiated or false assertion
- bogus billsForged paper currency
- bogus degreesFraudulent educational credentials
- bogus credentialsFalsified proof of qualification