bupkis (n.)

bupkis (uncountable)

  1. Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.We searched for hours and found bupkis.

Usage notes

  • Often translated as meaning small round fecal pellets, referring to the shape of goat droppings. A colorful usage, though a more emphatic expression (in Yiddish more so than in English) is “bupkis mit kaduchas” (באָבקעסמיטקדחת‎ (bobkes mit kadokhes)), translating roughly to “shivering shit balls”.

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