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bupkis

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌp.kɪs/
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/ˈbʌp.kɪs/ · /ˈbɔp.kɪs/

Definition of bupkis

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, slang, uncountable)Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.
    “We searched for hours and found bupkis.”
    “But we did nothing, absolutely bupkis that day / And I say, what the hell am I doing drinking in L.A. at 26?”
    “She answered her own question. “Without the connection to other people,” she said, “you have bupkis.””

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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.

Anagrams of bupkis

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Words you can make from bupkis

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5-letter words

1 word

4-letter words

4 words

3-letter words

16 words

2-letter words

7 words

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