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by Running, Fall Up on May 25th, 2005

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Where and how did the word "bupkus" originate and why does it mean "nothing"?

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  • by Kenda7 on May 25th, 2005

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    bubkes also bupkes or bupkus . . . . noun plural but singular in construction [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]

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