noun
bupkis
Bupkis (noun) means Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
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Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
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Etymology
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.
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"bupkis" (noun) means absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.