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Literally, in Yiddish it means "beans". However, beans was a term used to describe goat droppings, as goat shit looks like beans.

So bupkis or bupkes is a common slang for, 'of no value". That is what the slang means. The reason for that is above. It does not literally mean "goat shit". It means "beans".
I worked my ass off on this project and got exactly bupkis for my troubles.
bupkis by linguistication January 1, 2016
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Also spelled bubkes but still means the same thing. The word Bupkis means 'nothing, zero, having no value'. Also it is said by the television character Dr. Zoidberg on the show "Futurama" since he is a Jewish lobster and this word has a Jewish origin it all makes sense.
Zoidberg: "We've had president Bush for four years and all we got was Bupkis"
Bupkis by Jeremy K. October 27, 2004
While some pretentious folks who badmouth people of their own heritage say it means "goat shit," it has become commonly accepted to mean "of little or no value" and multiple Yiddish to English dictionaries confirm this. No 1st generation American I know has used it to mean anything otherwise.
Someone who chooses to insult strangers instead of astutely sharing their knowledge with those who aren't so fortunate to be as perfect as they are may think they are a mensch, but really their words are bupkis.

NOT

Farshtinkener Jews should be fed bupkis straight from the goat's tochas.
bupkis by 2nd generation American August 29, 2006
after investing and manipulating markets to get all the sheckles i could, i turned up with bupkis! ba kchleghm!!
bupkis by Allen January 27, 2004
A sexual position where one partner puts their legs behind their head, and the other partner performs anal intercourse with a strap-on on their head.
You can't get top notch quality bupkis anywhere else in town for this cheap.
bupkis by Art Z April 13, 2007
‘If this deal goes through, then, what’s in it for me?”
“Bupkis", I’m afraid. Those other two will split the profit between themselves.”
'The fuck does "Bupkis" mean?'
bupkis by BiggaGigaNalls November 26, 2021