- bubkes
- bub·kes
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bubkes
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bubkes — also bupkes or bupkus noun plural but singular in construction 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 Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bubkes — (BUB kehs) [Yiddish: beans] In slang, something worthless; a trifle; zilch; “peanuts,” as in “he sold his grandmother’s brooch for bubkes.” … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
bubkes — n American See bupkes … Contemporary slang
bubkes — … Useful english dictionary
Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the … Wikipedia
bupkes — or bupkus variant of bubkes … New Collegiate Dictionary
bupkus — I. noun plural but singular in construction see bubkes II. see bupkes … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… … Wikipedia
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bupkes — variant of bubkes herein … Useful english dictionary
