Sunday, December 13, 2015

Slang of the day, “Bogus”


Oleh: Zapheeker Sina Otto

Slang of the day, “Bogus” artinya “tak asli, immitasi”.

Baca “Bo Gus” seperti di tulis.

Contoh-1:
Orang-1: He gave a bogus presentation yesterday.
Orang-1: Dia memberikan presentasi yang tak bermutu kemarin.

Contoh-2:
Murid-1: How was your exam today?
Murid-1: Bagimana ujian mu tadi?

Murid-2: I could not believe that the Professor asked a bogus question.
Murid-2: Aku tak menyangka bahwa Professorku membuat pertanyaan yang nggak bermutu, tak berbobot, atau sukar dimengerti.

Contoh-3:
Orang 1: Do you know Mr. Suka Nokoh?
Orang 1: Kenal kau sama Pak Suka Nokoh?

Orang 2: Yes, but, I think he is bogus!
Orang 2: Ya, tapi, dia tak bisa di percaya!

Bogus = tak mutu, tak berbobot, tak bisa dipercaya (Shady Character)

No comments:

Post a Comment