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Thursday Word: Bupkis
Bubkis:
Yiddish slang for ""nothing" or "worthless"
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theidolhands.livejournal.com
2014-10-17 06:25 am (UTC)
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I've used this useful word my entire life.
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med_cat
2014-10-20 01:39 am (UTC)
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It's a fun word; I'd also seen it spelled "bubkes", and, if memory serves, the original meaning of the word is "beans"--is that right?
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