bup

Examples

• All

• Bup-bup-bup-bup.

  Rough Night (2017)

• Bup!

  Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont (2005)

• - Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup.

  Dog Days (2018)

• Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup...

  Black Water (2018)

• Bup, bup, bup, bup, bup.

  Cutter's Way (1981)

• We couldn't... bup bup bup.

  Syrup (2013)

• Bup, bup, bup!

  I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)

• Bup, bup, bup!

  I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)

• Bup-bup-bup!

  Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

• When he offered me the broken toy, I told him it was bup and not worth keeping.

Synonyms

S

shit

vsbup

• Offensive

∞ 9.9

Something worthless or untrue that people say to you

is similarly informal but less offensive in tone

S

squat

vsbup

• Slang

54 8.1

An amount that is nothing

is broader and can name either nothing or low value

N

naught

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• Archaic

30 8.3

The state of having no value, result, or importance

is more informal and can stress lack of value rather than zero

N

nothin

vsbup

• Informal

19 9.9

Not anything or zero

is similar but also applies to things of little value

P

piece of garbage

vsbup

• Informal

14 1.7

A thing that is useless and not worth keeping

is more general and can mean nothing or low importance beyond objects

D

diddley

vsbup

• Informal

7 9.9

A very small amount, almost nothing

is more general, also used for worthless things

C

chaff

vsbup

7 8.4

Useless or unimportant things that distract from what matters

is used more informally for single things or nothing at all

N

nonentity

vsbup

• Offensive

3 8.1

A person who is unimportant and has no influence

is applicable to general lack of value, not just low influence

T

tinker's damn

vsbup

• NSFW

2 9.9

Something of little or no worth

is the informal generic term for nothing or low value

B

bagatelle

vsbup

• Literature

1 9.9

A small unimportant thing not worth worrying about

is plain informal language rather than a literary term

B

bupkis

vsbup

• Slang

9.9

A short word people say to show they got nothing

can also mean a worthless thing rather than complete nothing

F

fribble

vsbup

• Archaic

9.9

A small unimportant thing you do not need

is broader, also covering absolute nothing rather than mere triviality

Surface Forms

Etymology