bogosity

noun

bo·​gos·​ity ˌbō-ˈgä-sə-tē 

informal : the quality of being bogus : phoniness, bogusness

I am suddenly struck by the sheer inanity of this situation—the utter bogosity of it all hits me with the force of a contraction. No! This is wrong! I cannot be complicit in a lie.

—Erika Schickel, You're Not the Boss of Me, 2007

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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