bupkis

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English

Alternative forms

bobkes, bopkes, bubkes, bubkis, bupkas, bupkass, bupkes, bupkiss, bupkus

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish באָבקעס (bobkes), plural of באָבקע (bobke, “goat or sheep dropping”), from באָב (bob, “bean”) +‎ ־קע (-ke), from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bupkis (uncountable)

(US, slang) Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
We searched for hours and found bupkis.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:nothing

Translations

absolutely nothing

Danish: bar røv at trutte i c
Faroese: ikki tað minsta
Finnish: ei paskaakaan
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Romanian: canci (ro), nexam
Swedish: nada (sv), inte ett skvatt (sv)
Yiddish: באָבקעס (bobkes)

Anagrams

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