noun
bupkis
Bupkis (noun) means (informal) Nothing at all, or something worthless.
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(informal) Nothing at all, or something worthless.
"She answered her own question. “Without the connection to other people,” she said, “you have bupkis.”"
— John Leland, How Loneliness Is Damaging Our Health (2022)
"We searched for hours and found bupkis."
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Etymology
Borrowed before 1931 from Yiddish באָבקעס (bobkes), the plural of באָבקע (bobke, "goat or sheep dropping"), itself from באָב (bob, "bean") plus ־קע (-ke), calquing Polish bobek ("oval-shaped turd"), which ultimately goes back to Proto-Slavic *bobъ ("bean, fava bean"). It was popularised by American Jewish writer Sam Denoff in the mid-1960s show The Dick Van Dyke Show.
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What is the meaning of bupkis?
"bupkis" (noun) means (informal) Nothing at all, or something worthless.
What is another word for bupkis?
Other words for "bupkis" include zilch.
