- nothing: we searched everywhere, but found bupkis
- even the smallest amount: doesn't know bupkis about it
Origin of bupkis
from Yiddish bobkes, goat droppingsAlso sp. bup′kus, bup′kiss, or bup′kes
bupkis
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bupkis
also bub·kes
noun
SlangA worthless amount; little or nothing.
Origin of bupkis
Yiddish bobkes from pl. of bobke diminutive of bob bean of Slavic origin Polish bób Russian bob bean ; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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