bupkis

Meanings

• Interjection

  An expression used to indicate that there is nothing or very little to show for an effort.

  - "After spending hours searching for the missing document, he was left with bupkis."
  - "Despite all the hard work, the sales team brought in bupkis during the quarter."

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Variants

List of all variants of bupkis that leads to same result
bubkes , bupkes , bupkus

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Etymology

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Originally Yiddish, meaning 'nothing' or 'zero'.

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Trivia

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1. Bupkis is a popular term used in poker to indicate having no cards.

2. The term bupkis is derived from the Yiddish language, which has a rich history and cultural significance.

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Related Concepts

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1. Zero: Bupkis is a colloquial term for zero or nothing.

2. Futility: Bupkis represents a sense of futility or accomplishing nothing.

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Culture

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Bupkis has been used extensively in American English and is commonly found in colloquial speech and literature.

How to Memorize "bupkis"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a blank or empty table or a zero on a calculator to represent bupkis.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of disappointment or frustration when you've put in effort and received nothing in return.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'Bupkis Begins With Zero, Nothing To Show' to remember the meaning.

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