bupkis
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bupkis
- /ˈbʌp.kɪs/
- /ˈbɔp.kɪs/ Yiddish influenced
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Borrowed prior to 1931 from Yiddish באָבקעס (bobkes), plural of באָבקע (bobke, “goat or sheep dropping”), from באָב (bob, “bean”) + ־קע (-ke) calquing Polish bobek (“oval-shaped turd”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bobъ (“bean, fava bean”). Popularized by American Jewish writer Sam Denoff in mid-1960s The Dick Van Dyke Show.
noun bobkes · bobkis · bopkes · bopkus · bubkes · bubkess
- Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance. We searched for hours and found bupkis.
