bogus vs phony

bogus

adj
  • Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. 

  • 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). 

  • Undesirable or harmful. 

  • Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions. 

  • Incorrect, useless, or broken. 

noun
  • A liquor made of rum and molasses. 

phony

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

verb
  • To fake. 

noun
  • A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

  • A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. 

How often have the words bogus and phony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )