bupkis

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[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

Singular
bupkis

Plural
uncountable

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.

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