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Stage 1 of 2
bobkes
Yiddish · 1800s
"goat droppings, nothing of value"
literally goat droppings, used to mean something utterly worthless
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Stage 2 of 2
bupkis
English · 1930s
"absolutely nothing"
adopted through Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities into American English
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