BUBKES


Meaning of BUBKES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun plural but singular in construction ]

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

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: 1942

: the least amount : beans

won't win bubkes this year — Ivan Maisel

also : nothing

received bubkes at nomination time — Lewis Beale

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.