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noun, plural in form but singular in construction
bub·kes
\
ˈbəp-kəs
,
ˈbu̇p-
\
variants:
or less commonly
bupkes
or
bupkus
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Origin and Etymology 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
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