bubkes
noun
bub·kes ˈbəp-kəs 
ˈbu̇p-
variants or less commonly bupkes or bupkus
plural in form but singular in construction
: the least amount : beans
won't win bubkes this year
Ivan Maisel
Ivan Maisel also : nothing
received bubkes for their efforts
Synonyms
- beans
- continental
- damn
- darn
- durn
- diddly [slang]
- diddly-squat [slang]
- doodley-squat
- doodly-squat
- fig
- ghost
- hoot
- iota
- jot
- lick
- modicum
- rap
- squat [slang]
- syllable
- tittle
- whit
- whoop
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Word History
Etymology
Yiddish (probably short for kozebubkes, literally, goat droppings), plural of bubke, bobke, diminutive of bub, bob bean, of Slavic origin; akin to Polish bób bean
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
bubkes
plural noun
variants also bupkes or bupkus
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable she always eats out and proudly admits that she doesn't know bubkes about cooking Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- damn
- whit
- beans
- little
- hoot
- lick
- diddly-squat
- peanuts
- darn
- iota
- ghost
- syllable
- diddly
- modicum
- fig
- jot
- bit
- continental
- squat
- durn
- whoop
- rap
- tittle
- doodly-squat
- pin
- doodley-squat
- touch
- shred
- ounce
- suspicion
- smidgen
- skosh
- hint
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- sprinkling
- speck
- ray
- glimmer
- semblance
- ace
- crumb
- smidge
- particle
- mite
- scrap
- driblet
- dab
- strain
- streak
- spot
- nip
- scruple
- shade
- trace
- snap
- shadow
