Bupkis Definition

bŭpkĭs
noun
Nothing.
We searched everywhere, but found bupkis.
Webster's New World
Even the smallest amount.
Doesn't know bupkis about it.
Webster's New World

Origin of Bupkis

  • Yiddish bobkes from pl. of bobke diminutive of bob bean of Slavic origin Polish bób Russian bob bean bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition