bubkes

bub·kes

noun pl but singular in constr \ˈbəp-kəs, ˈbu̇p-\

Definition of BUBKES

: the least amount : beans <won't win bubkes this year — Ivan Maisel>; also : nothing <received bubkes for their efforts>

Variants of BUBKES

bub·kes also bup·kes or bup·kus \ˈbəp-kəs, ˈbu̇p-\

Origin of BUBKES

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

First Known Use: 1942