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