bupkis

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bobkes, bopkes, bubkes, bupkes, bupkiss, bupkus

[edit] Etymology

From Yiddish באָבקעס (bubkes), “‘(large) beans’”), from קאָזעבאָפּקעס (kozebupkes), “‘goat droppings’”), from Proto-Slavic *koza (“‘goat’”), and diminutive of Slavonic root боб (bob), “‘bean’”).

[edit] Noun

bupkis (uncountable)

1. absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance

   We searched for hours and found bupkis.

[edit] Usage notes

Often translated as meaning small round fecal pellets, referring to the shape of goat droppings. A colorful usage, though more emphatic expression (in Yiddish more so than in English) is "Bupkis mit Kuduchas", translating roughly to "shivering shit balls" - kuduchas referring to the condition of generalized shaking palsy.

[edit] Synonyms

See WikiSaurus:nothing

[edit] Translations