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Bupkus vs Bupkis - What's the difference?

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Bupkis is a alternative form of bupkus.



As nouns the difference between bupkus and bupkis

is that bupkus is an alternative spelling of bupkis while bupkis is absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.

bupkus

English

Noun

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    • bupkis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bobkes, bopkes, bubkes, bubkis, bupkes, bupkiss, bupkus

    Noun

    (-)
  • absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance
    • We searched for hours and found bupkis .

    Usage notes

    Often translated as meaning small round fecal pellets, referring to the shape of goat droppings. A colorful usage, though more emphatic expression (in Yiddish more so than in English) is "Bupkis mit Kuduchas" (), translating roughly to "shivering shit balls" - kuduchas referring to the condition of generalized shaking palsy.

    Synonyms

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