10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUBKES»
Discover the use of
bubkes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bubkes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in Etymology and Etiology: With Emphasis on ...
The etymologies in Chapman 1986 being the weakest part of that dictionary (
Gold 1990), this misetymology, from page 47, is not surprizing: e bubkes (BŎŎB
k s, BŎŎP-) 1 n Something trivial; nothing; = BEANS : We've gone from bubkes to
big ...
David L. Gold, Antonio Lillo Buades, Félix Rodríguez González, 2009
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Rhyme's Challenge: Hip Hop, Poetry, and Contemporary Rhyming ...
The note is half right; bubkes is “a Yiddish word which means” “ 'nothing.' ” In
Yiddish, “potato pancakes,” though, are “latkes,” not “bubkes.” It seems plausible
to assume that a rhyme of “bubkes” and “latkes” facilitated the slip, persuading
the ...
3
Rhyme's Challenge: Hip Hop, Poetry, and Contemporary Rhyming ...
Rhyme, then, conveys danger as well as promise. Its use involves certain risks. It
can inspire mistakes, minor or grave. It can mislead. A poem by D. A. Powell ends
with “an excess of bubkes might please.”62 An endnote glosses the line: ...
4
Yiddish for Dogs: Chutzpah, Feh!, Kibbitz, and More - Every ...
BUBKES. BUB-kiss. I. n nothing, very little, hardly anything, a mere pittance 2. an
offensively small amount compared to the effort it took to acquire 3- literally:
beans The dinner party, last night, you had it catered. I was dying from the smells.
5
The Lost Slayer Bind-Up
So is today." "We've got bubkes," Xander added. Anya, a former demon herself,
and Xander's girlfriend, glanced at him uncertainly. "Bubkes?" "Nada," Xander
told her. "Zilch. Zip. Zero. Squat. Diddly." He shrugged. "Bubkes." "Odd," Anya told
...
Bubkes. While bubkes (pronounced “bub-kiss”) stems from the Russian word for “
beans,” it means something trivial or of no value. Leo Rosten writes, “Bubkes
must be uttered with either scorn, sarcasm, indignation, or contempt. The
expletive ...
Rabbi Ted Falcon, David Blatner, 2013
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Words that Make a Difference and how to Use Them in a ...
... who went from "senior vice president worldwide advertising, publicity and
promotion" at Universal to chairman of his own marketing firm. "There are 22-
year-old vice presidents who aren't earning bubkes. But the title is the new
negotiating ...
So it was that one of the first things Lindsay heard upon taking office were Quill's
words: "Mr. Mayor, we're tired of taking bubkes from a shmuck like you." The
Mayor leaned over to his Deputy, Bob Price: "Shmuck I know, but what does
bubkes ...
9
Me and My Hormones Walking Down Fifth Avenue: A Spiritual ...
Finally I grab himbyhis leashcollarand talktohim like he isa child (what am Isaying
, heis my child—just a fourlegged kid), saying, “You areso busted,I am not letting
youback into our threeflight walkup bubkes (bubkes means “a little bit”) ...
Elaine?a retired physical therapist, 2009
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Wicked Good Words: From Johnnycakes to Jug Handles, a ...
But their lingo just isn't the same; unless they're willing to stand ON LINE as New
Yorkers do, they should give it up. bubkes, as in “I got bubkes.” You got squat,
nada, nothing. Or at least, the smallest amount that it's possible to get. The word
is ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUBKES»
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bubkes is used in the context of the following news items.
Sexism, Stereotypes, And Spoiled Youth: Does Netflix Have A Kids …
Pop! Mrs. Bubkes sticks a toilet plunger on the face of our 14-year-old protagonist, Jarvis Raines, your not-so-average middle schooler who ... «Decider, Jun 15»
Another tack: Zilch, zippo, nada, gurnisht, bubkes
We survived the massive multinational onslaught on our bond to Jerusalem; we can certainly survive the US Supreme Court's sustenance for ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
Leo Awards 2015: Behind-the-scenes film geniuses honoured
Ellie Harvie (Mrs. Bubkes in Some Assembly Required) wasn't able to attend due to an emergency family issue, but Veena Sood (Mrs. Rashid ... «The Peak, Jun 15»
Rand Paul Tries To Filibuster Himself Back into the 2016 Conversation
May 20, 2015 Ted Cruz got a polling bump from his presidential announcement. Marco Rubio saw a measurable boost. Rand Paul got bubkes. Paul set out to ... «National Journal, May 15»
ER fundraiser adds a healthy dose of laughter
... Candace/Mrs. Bubkes on YTV's Some Assembly Required – Harvie is next appearing in a Hallmark network movie-of-the-week series called ... «Peace Arch News, Apr 15»
Health, goaltending, youth among keys to playoffs
Home ice has meant sweet bubkes in recent years. The Los Angeles Kings lifted the Cup three years ago as the No. 8 seed, and won it all last ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
Why South by Southwest is a huge, exploitative scam
At accounting firms, the mission isn't actually dependent on the immoral exchange of labor for bubkes; at SXSW, that's all there is. Take away ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
Premier Wynne's sex-ed curriculum shows the problem of one-size …
Bubkes. To make matters worse, as evidenced by Premier Kathleen Wynne's controversial sex-ed curriculum and the earlier version it replaced ... «Toronto Sun, Mar 15»
The Case for Kasich
(More than one offended social conservative has taken to the Web to fume that Kasich knows bubkes about Matthew 25.) "If you explain a ... «National Journal, Mar 15»
UVA and the NBA: The future for Justin Anderson, but when?
First-round picks get guaranteed contracts; second-round picks are guaranteed bubkes. Fans on message boards have been asking each ... «Augusta Free Press, Mar 15»
