bupkis

or bub·kes

[ buhp-kuhs, buhp-kis ]

noun

1. nothing:

   They've told us bupkis—we're going to have to find out what's going on for ourselves.

2. very little; the smallest amount:

   It was a revolutionary piece of technology, and yet the inventor sold it for bupkis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bupkis¹

First recorded in 1935–40; from Yiddish bobkes, plural of bobke “piece of goat excrement, worthless thing,” literally “little bean,” from Slavic, equivalent to Polish bób “broad bean” + -ke, diminutive suffix; bean ( def )

Example Sentences

As they say in the one Middle Eastern country where America is unreservedly popular: bupkis.

From The Daily Beast

That counts for bupkis with conservative voters but could help with independents.

From The Daily Beast