- So get off your bupkus and do it
Bupkus
noun;
A euphemism referring to the human posterior Bupke was used to mean ‘the least amount’ as of 1942; its transition may have been related to the adoption of other Yiddish synonyms. New euphemisms for this body part constantly enter the language as the old either degenerate so they are no longer used, or are ameliorated to the point only the very young use them.
Etymology : Derived from the Yiddish bupke, a clipping of kozebupkes, literally ‘goat droppings.’ The word originally may have been a diminutive of ‘bobke,’ from bob, bean, of Slavic origin
Source : Lovett email (L.B.)
Last modified: 10 June 2008